Roughriders transfer punter Adam Korsak to retired list
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The Saskatchewan Roughriders will have a new punter for the 2025 CFL season.
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On Friday, the Green and White announced that Global punter Adam Korsak has been moved to the retired list after two seasons with the club.
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After being drafted by Saskatchewan in the first round, third overall in the 2023 Global draft, Korsak won the punting job over Kaare Vedvik in training camp.
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In his first season, Korsak played all 18 regular season games in 2023, averaging 47.9 yards per punt, while being named Saskatchewan's rookie of the year, the club's top special teams player and a West division all-star.
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In 2024, the 27-year-old Australian followed that up with another strong season as he averaged 47.2 yards per punt, which ranked fifth in the CFL.
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As the Roughriders get set to opening training camp on May 11, they currently have two Australian punters under contract including Joe Couch, 30, who spent the 2024 season on Saskatchewan's practice roster and Bailey Flint, 28, who was signed by the Riders this off-season after playing eight games for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last year, averaging 45.1 yards per punt.
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Additionally, Saskatchewan recently drafted punter Jesse Mirco in the 2025 Global draft but he remains unsigned.
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The Roughriders also announced the addition of two American offensive linemen on Friday as Payton Collins and Jake Levengood signed with the club.
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Collins, a 6-foot-7, 301-pound Ohio native, is coming off a six-year collegiate career at Eastern Kentucky where he set a program record by starting 56 consecutive games. Last season, he earned All-American honours for a second time in his career.
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Levengood, a 6-foot-4, 294-pound California native, played the last six seasons at Oregon State University, where he suited up for 49 games including 10 at centre last season.
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