Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back Nelson Lokombo is beginning a new path at safety in his old stomping grounds at Griffiths Stadium. One of the biggest competitions at training camp for the Roughriders is safety, where Lokombo is one of the contenders for the job. The former University of Saskatchewan Huskie is entering his third […]
Riders QB Cody Fajardo was on the field for Thursday’s fateful practice. “Honestly, it felt like it was straight out of a movie,” the Riders QB says. “I’ve been here for a year and we’ve done (that drill) multiple times and nothing like that has happened.” Four players tore an Achilles tendon doing a single […]
Training camp for the Riders doesn’t start until Saturday, but the Riders have a big problem on their hands already. During a workout at Mosaic Stadium, GM Jeremy O’Day said middle linebacker Larry Dean, defensive lineman Freddie Bishop and rookies Nelson Lokombo and Jonathan Femi-Cole suffered what O’Day is calling “long-term” achilles injuries. O’Day says […]
The Riders have signed their first-round pick from this year’s draft. The Riders signed former Huskies defensive back Nelson Lokombo to his rookie contract on Friday. Lokombo with the second-overall pick in May’s draft. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound defensive back was the best defensive player in USports in 2019, winning the President’s Trophy. Lokombo is expected […]
The Riders first-round pick from last week’s draft is getting a look in the NFL. TSN CFL insider Farhan Lalji reports that Nelson Lokombo and 5th-round pick Logan Bandy will work out with the Washington Football Team on Thursday. The Riders chose Lokombo 2nd overall in last week’s draft. His play with the Saskatchewan Huskies […]
2020 was a great year for Rams and Huskies in the CFL Draft. 2021 was almost as good. In all, CFL teams chose five Rams and Huskies (plus one former Ram) in the 2021 Draft. Rams teammates went to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the middle of the draft, five picks apart. There was linebacker […]
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have gone to the University of Saskatchewan for the second straight year with their first pick in the CFL draft. On Tuesday night, the Riders took defensive back Nelson Lokombo with the second overall pick in the 2021 CFL draft. Lokombo is a player that the team feels could play any position […]
