2017 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

2017 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
Head coach	Chris Jones
General manager	Chris Jones
Home field	Mosaic Stadium
Results
Record	2–4
Division place	5th, West
Playoff finish	TBD
Uniform

The 2017 Saskatchewan Roughriders season is the 60th season for the team in the Canadian Football League. It is the club's 108th year overall, and its 102nd season of play. The Roughriders will attempt to improve upon their 5–13 record from 2016, return to the playoffs after a two-year absence and win their 5th Grey Cup championship.

This is the first season that the Roughriders are playing at their brand new stadium, Mosaic Stadium, following the previous 95 years at the site of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field.^[1] This is the second season under head coach and general manager Chris Jones. For the fifth consecutive season, the club held their training camp at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon with the main camp beginning on May 28.^[2]

Offseason

Player transactions

On November 15, 2016, Regina was announced as the host city for the inaugural CFL Week, which took place in March 2017. Regina was the only place besides Toronto to host the CFL's National Combine. On November 28, 2016, the Roughriders announced the signings of Bryan Bennett, Terrance Campbell, Kenny Horsley, and Thomas Mayo.

On December 1, 2016, Roughriders running back Joe McKnight was fatally shot in Terrytown, Louisiana in a road rage incident.

On December 6, 2016, Roughriders defensive end Eric Norwood announced his retirement. On December 7, 2016, defensive back Justin Cox signed an extension with the Roughriders. On December 19, 2016, Roughriders linebacker Marvin Golding was suspended two games for violating the CFL's drug policy. On January 3, 2017, the Roughriders announced the signings of Daniel Thomas, Jordan Reaves and Kelvin Muamba. On January 6, 2017, the Roughriders announced the extensions of kicker Tyler Crapigna and defensive back Ed Gainey through the 2019 season. On January 11, 2017, the Roughriders announced the extension of defensive lineman Jonathan Newsome through the 2018 season.

On January 13, 2017, the Roughriders traded the rights of quarterback Darian Durant to the Montreal Alouettes in exchange for a fourth round selection in the 2017 CFL Draft and a conditional second round selection in the 2018 CFL Draft. The Alouettes would then re-sign Durant to a three-year contract on January 19.

On January 14, 2017, the Roughriders released linebacker Jeff Knox, Jr. so he could sign a deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. On January 20, 2017, the Roughriders announced the extension of defensive lineman Willie Jefferson. On January 23, 2017, the Roughriders announced the signing of quarterback Kevin Glenn, who was released by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on January 6. This will be Glenn's third stint with the Roughriders.

On January 26, 2017, the Roughriders announced the signing of wide receiver Duron Carter.^[3] The following day, the Roughriders released Dylan Ainsworth, Shamawd Chambers, Mitchell Gale and Curtis Steele. Later in the day, the Roughriders signed defensive back Erick Dargan, and released defensive back Otha Foster so he could sign a NFL contract with the Baltimore Ravens.

On February 14, 2017, the Roughriders signed offensive lineman Derek Dennis. That same day, they signed Canadian running back Kienan LaFrance.

On February 15, 2017, the Roughriders signed Canadian safety Marc-Olivier Brouillette, running back Aaron Milton, offensive lineman Ryan White and 2012 CFL Most Outstanding player, international wide receiver Chad Owens. The next day, the Roughriders signed running back Cameron Marshall and released offensive lineman Andrew Jones.

On February 17, 2017, the Roughriders re-signed offensive lineman Thaddeus Coleman. On February 20, 2017, the Roughriders released linebacker Korey Jones.

CFL Draft

The 2017 CFL Draft took place on May 7, 2017. The Roughriders had the 2nd overall selection after a 5-13 season in 2016. The Roughriders had nine selections, as they gained three picks and lost one pick in trades.^[4] The team also forfeited their 3rd round selection when taking safety Kevin Francis in the 2016 Supplemental Draft.^[5]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team	Hometown
1	2	Cameron Judge	LB	California, Los Angeles	Moorpark, CA
2	11	Dariusz Blazek	OL	Bethune–Cookman	Kissimmee, FL
4	30	Antony Auclair	TE	Laval	Notre-Dame-des-Pins, QC
4	32	Eddie Meredith	OL	Western	Toronto, ON
5	37	Mitchell Picton	WR	Regina	Regina, SK
6	46	Danny Sprukulis	OL	Toronto	Oakville, ON
7	55	Alexandre Chevrier	LB	Sherbrooke	Pointe-Claire, QC
7	57	Emmanuel Adusei	DT	Carleton	London, ON
8	64	Marc Glaude	OL	Montreal	Beaconsfield, QC

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
A	Sat, June 10	7:00 p.m. CST	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	T 25–25	0–0–1	None	Mosaic Stadium	33,350	Recap
B	Fri, June 16	8:00 p.m. CST	at BC Lions	L 10–42	0–1–1	TSN	BC Place	15,632	Recap

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Regular season

Standings

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Edmonton Eskimos	7	7	0	0	14	204	169	2–0	W7	Details
Calgary Stampeders	7	5	1	1	11	254	145	2–0	W3	Details
BC Lions	7	5	2	0	10	220	181	2–2	W1	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	7	5	2	0	8	241	221	1–2	W3	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	6	2	4	0	4	156	164	0–3	L1	Details

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
1	Thurs, June 22	5:30 p.m. CST	at Montreal Alouettes	L 16–17	0–1	TSN/RDS/ESPNews	Molson Stadium	20,129	Recap
2	Sat, July 1	7:00 p.m. CST	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 40–43 (2OT)	0–2	TSN/RDS/ESPNews	Mosaic Stadium	33,350	Recap
3	Sat, July 8	8:00 p.m. CST	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 37–20	1–2	TSN/ESPN2	Mosaic Stadium	33,050	Recap
4	Bye
5	Sat, July 22	7:00 p.m. CST	at Calgary Stampeders	L 10–27	1–3	TSN	McMahon Stadium	30,274	Recap
6	Sat, July 29	4:30 p.m. CST	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 38–27	2–3	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	33,350	Recap
7	Sat, Aug 5	5:00 p.m. CST	at BC Lions	L 15–30	2–4	TSN	BC Place	23,415	Recap
8	Sun, Aug 13	6:00 p.m. CST	vs. BC Lions			TSN/ESPN2	Mosaic Stadium
9	Bye
10	Fri, Aug 25	7:30 p.m. CST	at Edmonton Eskimos			TSN	Commonwealth Stadium
11	Sun, Sep 3	2:00 p.m. CST	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers			TSN	Mosaic Stadium
12	Sat, Sept 9	1:00 p.m. CST	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers			TSN	Investors Group Field
13	Fri, Sept 15	5:00 p.m. CST	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats			TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field
14	Sun, Sept 24	2:00 p.m. CST	vs. Calgary Stampeders			TSN	Mosaic Stadium
15	Fri, Sept 29	5:00 p.m. CST	at Ottawa Redblacks			TSN	TD Place Stadium
16	Sat, Oct 7	2:00 p.m. CST	at Toronto Argonauts			TSN/RDS2	BMO Field
17	Fri, Oct 13	8:00 p.m. CST	vs. Ottawa Redblacks			TSN	Mosaic Stadium
18	Fri, Oct 20	7:00 p.m. CST	at Calgary Stampeders			TSN	McMahon Stadium
19	Fri, Oct 27	7:30 p.m. CST	vs. Montreal Alouettes			TSN/RDS	Mosaic Stadium
20	Sat, Nov 4	5:00 p.m. CST	vs. Edmonton Eskimos			TSN	Mosaic Stadium

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Team

Roster

Saskatchewan Roughriders roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

33 Christion Jones RB
29 Kienan LaFrance RB
32 Cameron Marshall RB
80 Spencer Moore FB
22 Greg Morris RB

Receivers

6 Rob Bagg WR
89 Duron Carter WR
9 Nic Demski WR
81 Bakari Grant WR
88 Caleb Holley WR
14 Denzel Radford WR
82 Naaman Roosevelt WR

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

92 Tobi Antigha
74 Makana Henry
7 Willie Jefferson DE
99 A. C. Leonard
96 Zach Minter
98 Ese Mrabure-Ajufo
97 Eddie Steele

Linebackers

47 Samuel Eguavoen
27 Kevin Francis
48 Dillon Grondin
10 Henoc Muamba
30 Cameron Ontko

Defensive Backs

17 Crezdon Butler CB
43 Erick Dargan
15 Mike Edem S
11 Ed Gainey
24 Jeff Hecht
35 Chris Lyles
45 Kacy Rodgers

Special Teams

18 Josh Bartel P
39 Quinn Van Gylswyk K
46 Jorgen Hus LS

Injured List

83 Devon Bailey WR
62 Jeremy Zver OL

6-Game Injured List

52 Brandyn Bartlett LB
91 Ivan Brown DL
26 Tevaughn Campbell DB
3 Ricky Collins WR
21 Tyler Crapigna K
4 Cameron Judge LB
31 Glenn Love LB
2 Chad Owens WR
64 Ryan White OL

Practice Roster

60 Emmanuel Adusei OL
76 Albert Awachie WR
50 Alexandre Gagne LB
71 Antwane Grant WR
65 Dillon Guy OL
20 A. J. Jefferson DB
71 Robert Lowes DB
78 Brendon Philogene OL
51 Will Ratelle LB
19 Mark Roberts DB
76 Tom Schnitzler LB
38 Jonathan Thebaud RB
37 Sam Williams DB

Italics indicate International player
Roster updated 2017-08-08
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 2 injured, 9 six-game,
13 Practice, 1 suspended

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Coaching staff

Saskatchewan Roughriders Staff

Front Office

President and CEO – Craig Reynolds
General Manager and Director of Football Operations – Chris Jones
Director of Player Personnel and Canadian Scouting –
U.S. Scout – Ron Selesky
Manager of Media Relations & Football Communications – Ryan Pollock
Director of Athletic Therapy – Ivan Gutfriend
Manager of Equipment – Gordon Gilroy
Manager of Football Research and Development – Chad Hudson
Manager of Football Administration – Aaron Thompson

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Chris Jones
Assistant Head Coach – Stephen McAdoo

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Stephen McAdoo
Quarterbacks & Passing Game Coordinator – Jarious Jackson
Offensive Line – Mike Scheper
Wide Receivers - Markus Howell
Running Backs – Craig Davoren

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Chris Jones
Defensive Line – Ed Philion
Linebackers –
Defensive Backs – Jason Shivers

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Craig Dickenson
Special Teams Assistant – Craig Davoren

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Dan Farthing

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References

2017 CFL season by team
Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg
Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto
See also	2017 CFL Draft 105th Grey Cup

Saskatchewan Roughriders
Founded in 1910 Based in Regina, Saskatchewan
Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches
Stadiums	Taylor Field Mosaic Stadium
Culture	Labour Day Classic Banjo Bowl Gainer the Gopher
Important figures	Ron Atchison Roger Aldag Bill Baker Al Benecick "Gluey" Hugh Campbell Ken Charlton Bill Clarke Ray Elgaard Edwin "Eddie" "Dynamite" James Bobby Jurasin Ron Lancaster Ed McQuarters George Reed Dave Ridgway Martin Ruby N. J. "Piffles" Taylor Ted Urness
Retired numbers	23 Ron Lancaster 34 George Reed 36 Dave Ridgway 40 Mel Becket 44 Roger Aldag 55 Mario DeMarco 56 Ray Syrnyk 73 Gordon Sturtridge
Key personnel	Owners: "Community" owned General Manager: Chris Jones Head Coach: Chris Jones
Grey Cup championships (4)	1966 1989 2007 2013
West Division championships (19)	1923 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1934 1951 1966 1967 1969 1972 1976 1989 1997 2007 2009 2010 2013
Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West

Saskatchewan Roughriders seasons
1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

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