Return to football ‘like riding a bike’ for Riders QB Cody Fajardo
The 29-year-old had a breakout season in 2019 and after many reps in training camp, the offensive scheme has once again been etched onto his brain.But Fajardo knows nothing can quite replicate the energy in a stadium just before game time — or the corresponding butterflies that populate his stomach.
Fajardo led the Riders through a solid regular season in 2019, with the squad finishing atop the West with a 13-5 record. Saskatchewan’s Grey Cup dreams withered, though, with a 20-13 loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Conference final. “He knows he’s the guy. He’s not trying to win a job, it’s his job and he knows it,” the coach said. “So I think you’re seeing a more confident, more self aware and more of a leader from Cody right now. And it looks good on him.”Full crowd expected at 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders home openerDickenson said Tuesday that wide receiver Mitchell Picton will likely be the starter when Saskatchewan kicks off its 2021 CFL season against the B.C. Lions in front of a hometown, sellout crowd on Friday.
“Hard work pays off,” he said. “Those three guys, look how good their camps’ been this year and look how much they’ve improved. And it’s not because they changed what socks they wore or wore a different shirt. It’s because they worked hard, ate well and they trained.” The departure of veteran linebackers Solomon Elimimian, Derrick Moncrief and Cameron Judge leave further holes in Shivers’ lineup.
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