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The Saskatchewan Roughriders may have come up short of the Grey Cup, but the season was a substantial improvement on two fronts: the team made the playoffs, and the number of former Riders in the championship was down from 2023.
In 2022, nine former Riders were chasing the most coveted trophy in three-down football. In 2023, that number jumped to 11 with the Bombers facing a Cody Fajardo-led Montreal Alouettes.
When the Argonauts and Bombers face off in Vancouver this Sunday, there are eight names Rider faithful may recognize on the field.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Zach Collaros (Rider from 2018-2019)
After losing to the Toronto Argonauts at Mosaic Stadium in the 2022 Grey Cup, Zach Collaros will have his shot at vengeance in Vancouver.
Collaros’ journey to the Blue Bombers goes through Toronto, where he landed after being traded by the Saskatchewan Roughriders for a fourth-round pick in 2019, after Collaros was injured by a violent hit on the very first play of that season.
The Riders made the deal amid …
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