Saskatchewan Roughriders players and coaches are enjoying some downtime during their bye week. However, the work never ends for the football operations department, which continually looks to improve the roster. Vice President of Football Operations and General Manager Jeremy O’Day explains the process of reaching out to prospective players.
“You don't know exactly what they're doing at that point, so there's a little bit of an interview process when you call them and ask them what they’ve been doing. And if they’ve been staying in shape?”
“I can tell you that every time they say, I'm in great shape, I've been working out all the time, I've been practicing all the time. Of course, they're probably still working a job. So it's to the point where I don't know why we even ask, because you're always going to get the same answer when you do ask. Everyone's always ready.”
“Trevor Harris and I joke that every time I call him, he says, I'm just leaving the gym. Regardless of the time of the day, he tells me, I just got out of the gym. And if I had a quarter every time, I called a player and they told me they were leaving the gym, I'd be all set,” O’Day added.
The Riders return to action on Saturday, September 27th, heading to Edmonton to take on the Elks.
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