2020_Saskatchewan_Roughriders_season

2020 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

2020 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

CFL team season

The 2020 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was scheduled to be the 63rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League. It would have been the club's 111th year overall, and its 105th season of play. This would have been the second season under head coach Craig Dickenson and general manager Jeremy O'Day.

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Training camps, pre-season games, and regular season games were initially postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan. The CFL announced on April 7, 2020 that the start of the 2020 season would not occur before July 2020.[1] On May 20, 2020, it was announced that the league would likely not begin regular season play prior to September 2020.[2] On August 17, 2020 however, the season was officially cancelled due to COVID-19.[3]

Offseason

CFL National Draft

The 2020 CFL National Draft took place on April 30, 2020.[4] The Roughriders had seven selections in the eight-round draft.[5] The team forfeited their third-round pick after selecting Jake Bennett in the 2019 Supplemental Draft.[6] The Roughriders also traded their second-round pick to the Montreal Alouettes in a trade for Philip Blake and Patrick Lavoie.[7] They regained a selection in the trade for Zach Collaros to Toronto.[8]

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CFL Global Draft

The 2020 CFL Global Draft was scheduled to take place on April 16, 2020.[9] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this draft and its accompanying combine were postponed to occur just before the start of training camp, which was ultimately cancelled.[1][10] The Roughriders were scheduled to select seventh in each round with the number of rounds never announced.[9]

Planned schedule

Preseason

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Regular season

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Team

Roster

Saskatchewan Roughriders roster
Quarterbacks

Receivers

 Running backs

Fullbacks

Offensive linemen

 Defensive linemen

Linebackers

 Defensive backs

Special teams

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Coaching staff

Saskatchewan Roughriders staff
Front office
  • President and ceo – Craig Reynolds
  • General manager and vice president of football operations – Jeremy O'Day
  • Assistant general manager – Paul Jones
  • Director of player personnel – Kyle Carson
  • Director of football operations – Ryan Pollock
  • Football operations coordinator – Jordan Greenly
  • U.S. Scout – Ron Selesky
  • Director of athletic therapy – Ivan Gutfriend
  • Manager of equipment – Gordon Gilroy

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Jason Maas
  • Offensive line – Stephen Sorrells
  • Receivers – Travis Moore
  • Running backs – Tim Prinsen
  • Offensive assistant – Josh Lambert
  

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Jason Shivers
  • Defensive line – Vacant
  • Linebackers – Deion Melvin
  • Defensive backs – Richard Kent

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Craig Dickenson
  • Special teams assistant – Kent Maugeri

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning coordinator – Clinton Spencer

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References

  1. [1]
    "Ambrosie issues statement on behalf of CFL". cfl.ca. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "CFL provides update regarding 2020". Canadian Football League. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "CFL not to play shortened season in the fall". Canadian Football League. August 17, 2020.
  4. [4]
    "CFL to hold global player combines in Europe, Mexico and, and Japan". press.cfl.ca. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. [5]
    "2020 CFL Draft". CFL.ca. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Roughriders select OL Jake Bennett in Supplemental Draft". CFL.ca. June 26, 2019.
  7. [7]
    "Riders acquire Blake, Lavoie in trade with Als". CFL.ca. 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  8. [8]
    "Zach's Back: Argos acquire Collaros from Riders". July 31, 2019.
  9. [9]
    "Key dates to circle on your calendar in 2020". CFL.ca. January 27, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  10. [10]
    "CFL Global Draft rescheduled as lead-in event prior to training camp". CFL.ca. March 24, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  11. [11]
    "2020 CFL Schedule". cfl.ca. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
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