Shaq Evans may be a great ambassador for Regina. The Riders receiver, who signed a one-year contract earlier this month to stay with the football team, says his love for Regina is a big reason for him staying as it is the only football home he has known since turning professional. Evans made the statement […]
The day before Christmas sees the Riders hand out one last Christmas present to Rider Nation. The team announced Wednesday morning Shaq Evans has signed a one-year contract extension meaning he will not go to free agency February 9. Evans blossomed into one of the CFL’s top pass-catchers in 2019 as he hauled in 72 […]
The CFL has answered a couple more big questions about the 2021 season. The league announced that free agency will open February 9, 2021. At 11:00am that day teams can begin signing players whose contracts have expired. Teams will be able to sign their own pending free agents starting on Monday, December 7. The Riders […]
Everyone associated with the CFL was thrown into turmoil on Monday with the cancellation of the season–players, employees and fans alike. Now we’re all left to contemplate “What now?” Riders kicker Brett Lauther finds himself looking for the silver lining in all this. With no season in Canada, his thoughts stray south of the border. […]
With key players like Shaq Evans, Cam Judge, Charleston Hughes and Ed Gainey already signed to contract extensions, the Saskatchewan Roughriders aren’t expecting to be a major player when CFL free agency hits officially Tuesday morning at 11 AM. GM Jeremy O’Day said as much one day before free agency hit as both he and […]
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have officially signed Shaq Evans to a one-year contract extension. The news comes as the signing was rumored to have taken place earlier Friday. Evans had a stellar 2019 season, hauling in 72 catches for 1,334 yards and five touchdowns. He was seen as starting quarterback Cody Fajardo’s favorite target down the […]
After a breakout season, Riders receiver Shaq Evans is looking to build on that in what will be his 3rd CFL season and he is hoping to do it with the green-and-white. The 29-year-old, who becomes a free agent in February, spoke with 620 CKRM’s Michael Ball on the Sportscage Friday to talk about his […]
Since losing their first two games of the season, the Saskatchewan Roughriders have won 10 of their last 12. In fact, if the season ended after this weekend’s games, the team would find itself sitting first in the West after a 21-6 win over Winnipeg Saturday night as they are now 10-4. It was a […]
Though he looked good to outsiders at Thursday’s walk-through, Shaq Evans remains in doubt for Friday’s game. “He was moving around okay. We didn’t ask him to do much–it’s just a walk-through. But it was encouraging to see walking and participating,” says Riders Head Coach Craig Dickenson. Evans missed the previous two practices after spraining […]
The Riders could missing multiple critical pieces for Friday’s game in Montreal. Both starting Defensive Tackles–Micah Johnson and Zack Evans–were absent Monday. And Evans will be gone a while. “Micah’s day to day. We’re hopeful he can play,” says Head Coach Craig Dickenson. “Zack’s going to be put on (the) six-game (injured list). He’s got […]
