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Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Isaac Harker throws a pass during training camp on July 14, 2021. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Preparations for the 2021 CFL season were a family affair for Isaac Harker.
“I was having my sister (Tori) call out the (plays) so I could call out the (plays) and work on footwork. The biggest thing was visualization and doing that five times a week and it’s huge and such a big advantage and now all that’s left to do is get some physical repetitions,” the Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback said after Wednesday’s training-camp workout at Mosaic Stadium.
“For every couple hours of playbook study and help out, I had to get her a Dunkin’ Donuts coffee. She probably knows the offence as well as anyone.”
Larry Dean spent the 2019 CFL season with the Edmonton Football Team. (Jason Halstead/CFL.ca)
The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ return to the field turned from a feel-good comeback story to a nightmare for the CFL club.
On Thursday, the team announced linebacker Larry Dean, defensive end Freddie Bishop III, defensive back Nelson Lokombo and running back Jonathan Femi-Cole all suffered Achilles injuries during a workout.
The players are expected to be on the shelf for a long period of time, but they are still being evaluated.
“I can say that in all my years of playing football and being around the game, I’ve never seen anything quite like this where we’ve had four injuries like that in the same period of time,” general manager Jeremy O’Day said. “Usually you would see one or two in a year, maybe.”
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