CFL: Ouellette full participant at Riders practice [Video]

Saskatchewan Roughriders running back A.J. Ouellette has officially returned to practice as a full participant after missing the last six games due to a hip injury.

“I felt good, I felt smooth, felt like I never left. Being with the guys all throughout the last six games I’ve just been trying to tell them what I’ve been seeing and that just kind of filtered in,” Ouellette told reporters on Tuesday.

The running back has been on the field helping out behind the scenes for a majority of his injury. Last week, he returned as a limited participant but now he can officially return to the lineup. However, the significant time away means he has some catching up to do with the offence.

“[I’ve been working on] just kind of communicating without communicating. I need to be able to know what the O-line is thinking. It’s almost a brand new group …