For the first time since 2019, the Saskatchewan Roughriders got to hear the cheers of fans.
About 100 members of Rider Nation made their way to Mosaic Stadium to watch the CFL training camp action on Saturday.
âIt was exciting. You could tell a lot of guys had some juice, especially as you get through a week of training camp, there was a lot more juice in practice, a little bit more competitive than I think anyone expected,â said quarterback Cody Fajardo. âTo complete a ball or someone makes a good play and to hear fans cheering again, itâs pretty special.
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REGINA With five solid quarterbacks at Saskatchewan Roughriders’ training camp, cracking the roster is an uphill battle. Cody Fajardo, the CFL West Division Most Outstanding Player in 2019, is the only pivot with a spot locked up. Isaac Harker, Tom Flacco, Paxton Lynch and Mason Fine are all battling for the final two spots, as the Riders are likely to only keep three. For the past 18 months, Harker, the Riders’ backup quarterback in 2019, has been studying the playbook so closely, he could major in a Jason Maas offence. “I know it like the back of my hand,” Harker said. “I could be brain dead and somebody could call a play from this offence and I feel like (my brain) would show some activity.”
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.”