“Having my number 13 retired alongside the team’s greatest legends like Sam Etchevery, Peter Dalla Riva and my former teammate Mike Pringle at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium is an incredible privilege”, commented Anthony Calvillo.
“I consider myself very fortunate to have been surrounded by so many talented individuals throughout my career. Without the contributions from Jim Popp, those exceptional coaches and my great teammates, none of this would have been possible”.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have acquired international defensive lineman Brandon Boudreaux, along with a fourth-round selection in the 2015 CFL Draft and a fourth-round selection in the 2016 CFL Draft from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
In 30 games over the last three seasons with the Tiger-Cats, Boudreaux recorded 62 defensive tackles and 12 quarterbacks. The 25-year-old led the Ti-Cats defence in quarterback sacks last season with seven on his way to being named an East Division All-Star. In exchange, the Riders have sent a third-round selection in the 2015 CFL Draft, a third-round selection in the 2016 CFL Draft and a negotiation list player to Hamilton.
“With the heart and pride they showed it was the true sign of a winner.
“The team, I have to tell you, never stopped believing in themselves or Tino. With young quarterbacks, it’s rare you are going to have a guy come in the first game and light it up.“But also something we were coming from is that we’d won seven in a row.”
It was just all set up for the air to come out of the tires..“Seeing him bounce back, that’s the Tino we all thought he could be,” Cory Chamblin on Tino Sunseri leading the Riders to a win over Hamilton for his first professional win.
We play a violent sport, and you have to be blessed to keep playing, because you just don’t know what’s going to happen next,” . “Early in your career, you might want to fight for that extra yard. As you get older, you learn to get what you can get, and then get down. Let the running backs get that extra yard. Don’t start lowering your shoulder.“It doesn’t make you any less of a football player if you do that, or run out of bounds. You want longevity. You want to take as few hits as possible.” Kevin Glenn on the high number of quarterback injuries this year and how he stays healthy.
Jon Cornish, never loved in Saskatchewan gave another of his typical smart ass answers when asked if it was his shoulder that was injured causing him to miss the game against Montreal.“It’s my business.”
“I don’t think I’ll have to miss any more games,”. “That’s why I took this time, because these teams are going to be ready to play us.
“So I’m going to be ready for them.”
Ahh yes, there are classy guys like Anthony Cavillo, Kevin Glenn, Ricky Ray, John Chick and others and then there's Jon Cornish