In his travels through football which have taken him all across North America, Luke Willson had never stepped foot in Saskatchewan until landing in Saskatoon on Wednesday.
It took less than 24 hours for the Super Bowl champion to see what the hype was about when it came to the province’s football scene, following his appearance on Thursday at the 23rd annual Dogs’ Breakfast fundraiser at Prairieland Park.
“It’s electric,” said Willson. “It’s 7 a.m. right now, we got music blaring, the lights from top to bottom, the players even being here are pretty special. I’ve always heard that Saskatchewan is the football capital if you will of Canada. Everywhere I’ve gone it’ll be like, ‘Man you want to know where they’re doing it right when it comes to football? Saskatchewan.’”
One of just 17 Canadians to win the Super Bowl, Willson spent parts of eight seasons in the National Football League with the Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions …