With more than 600 days between games, there will be a lot of unknowns during Friday night’s match-up between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and B.C. Lions at Mosaic Stadium.
There has probably not been any season like the 2021 that is about to kick off on Thursday night.
So far the season, at least in Saskatchewan and probably the rest of the league to varying extents, is the season of the Torn Achilles. The Riders had the tough luck to have four torn Achilles in 15 minutes at a practice before regular camp began, but other teams have also suffered a spate of Achilles.
All of this points to the problems of trying to maintain a fitness regime for 18 months in the midst of a pandemic. It is difficult to maintain such a program with no real idea of when, never mind if, the CFL was going to be back.
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The 26-year-old worked in executive protection and private security, and as a bounty hunter in Atlanta.
“I had gotten my degree in criminal justice and a minor in sociology so just started to get experience in that field. They always tell you football isn’t forever and I was starting to go through that phase. I knew that I still had passion and love for the game so if I was to get back into it, I didn’t want to go into that next step without that experience once football is done,” Adams told media after Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp earlier in the month. “It kept me in shape with the running and hand-to-hand combat and all that types of things.”
Dinwiddie is confident Arbuckle will be ready to go when Toronto kicks off its 21 season in Calgary on Aug. 7. It s just one of those things when it comes to soft tissue you re so worried about having a pull, Dinwiddie said during a video conference. Right now he s got a little thing with it but he hasn t pulled anything and I d just hate for him to go out there too early and pull his hamstring. If Nick isn t ready to go, I m comfortable with the other guys . I like all three of our guys at this stage.
Toronto signed Arbuckle, 27, as a free agent Feb. 1. The move reunited Arbuckle with Dinwiddie, who served as Calgary s quarterback coach (2016-19) before being hired as the Argos head coach.