REGINA — While Saskatchewan Roughriders tailback Ryquell Armstead might have some extra motivation heading into Saturday’s game against the Ottawa Redlbacks, he’s adamant that his focus is on helping his new team win.
Armstead was unexpectedly released by the Redblacks on Sept. 3 despite sitting fourth in rushing in the CFL at the time.
The 27-year-old Armstead was signed by the Riders on Sept. 17, and he had an impressive debut with the team on Sept. 20, rushing for 207 yards on 25 carries in a 37-29 victory over the Calgary Stampeders. His reserved answer, while truthful, was likely an effort to avoid giving the Redblacks any bulletin-board material before the game.“That's the main thing, in speaking with him, he's not making it about himself. He understands, he's already bought into the team atmosphere. But to say that it might not be in the back of his head, yeah, I don't know," Mace said."Maybe he gave you a coaching answer, which is good, but I just know he wants to help his team win.
“ 208,” Harris said with a laugh. “No, seriously he's been great so we’re just looking for him to continue doing what he's doing. Going for 200 yards is an anomaly. It's like if you throw for 500 yards, the expectation is 500 for the next week. That doesn't happen all the time. It's not needed all the time."“I’ve got to go do it again. I just want to make sure it wasn’t fluke,” said Armstead, who is starting in place of the injured AJ Ouellette and Frankie Hickson .
The 36-year-old Masoli has completed 57 of 80 passes this season for 655 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions.
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