Riderville

Well the 2013 CFL draft has come and gone and the Saskatchewan Roughriders came away with seven players who will be vying for spots at training camp.

The question is, how many will be left after training camp?

The NFL draft and post-draft free agent signings had played havoc with the selections for the CFL draft and Rider GM Brendan Tamon said he wanted players who would be in camp when it opened, not coming in halfway through the year.

Well as part of the never ending search for Rider news, I got an email from the Saskatchewan Roughriders about an evening called Pros and Joes. For $100 and proceeds going to prostate cancer you got to get a tour of the Rider facilities, have a question and answer with Rider coaches and players, get some food and refreshments and get a football fix satisfied.

After a record breaking winter in these parts, Rider fans will start getting their first glimpse at a team they hope will be around in Regina at the end of November to hoist their fourth Grey Cup in front of a grateful province.

On Thursday, the Riders will hold a rookie camp in Brandenton, Fla. at the IMG Academy for rookies. The rookies will be tested from 9-10 a.m. then there will be a practise from 10:30-noon and another from 3-4:30 p.m. On Friday, the rookies will conclude with a practice from 9-10:20 p.m.

By Greg Urbanoski

Maybe it’s the record snowfall, maybe it’s because of St. Patrick’s Day and the excuse to dig out a Rider jersey to wear some green, but since my last report, the slow pace of news met the immediacy of social media and has created a whirlwind of Rider rumors that if any pan out, could be very interested for Rider fans.