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Ottawa Citizen
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Running backs in Calgary Stampeders camp: Dedrick Mills eyes 1,000 yards
Dedrick Mills has improved his rush numbers year after year with the Calgary Stampeders. Article content Article content It was 459 yards in his rookie year with the Canadian Football League club. Article content Then came 802 in 2023. Article content And last year, with the starting gig pretty much to himself, the rumbling running back rolled up an impressive 923 for the Stampeders. Article content So you know what he's thinking for 2025. Article content 'That 1,000 goal is most definitely in my head,' admitted Mills to reporters, during Week 1 of Stamps training camp at McMahon Stadium. 'I mean … I ain't gonna set too many high goals, but I'm just taking one game at a time and just go out and play the game that I know how to play and just be the guy for my team.' Article content Article content Heading into camp, Mills was definitely the guy for this team at running back. Article content Article content In the last two off-seasons, he's seen backfield mates Ka'Deem Carey — a long-time starter with the Stamps — and Peyton Logan respectively move on to the Toronto Argonauts and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, leaving Mills as the undisputed incumbent for the Calgary crew. Article content But there is new competition in camp with free-agent Americans, a talented local and a draftee now in the mix in the Red and White running game. Article content And that mix will be explored more during Monday's first pre-season game against the host BC Lions in Langford, B.C. (2 p.m., CHQR 107.3 FM/770 AM). Article content 'Running backs is the hardest one to really evaluate in camp when it's not a game situation, because we really don't want to bring them to the ground,' said Stamps GM/head coach Dave Dickenson, of practising without tackling in training camp. Article content 'I think we've got a good group, though — they're doing a good job in their protection schemes,' added Dickenson. 'We have six guys — probably that's too many — so we'll certainly have to take a look at that.' Article content Article content THE PLAYERS Article content Article content 13 Ludovick Choquette 5'9, 206 lb. 23 Long Island 20 Jeshrun Antwi 5'11, 207 lb. 27 Calgary 23 William Langlais 6'3, 226 lb. 35 Sherbrooke 26 Dedrick Mills * 5'9, 217 lb. 28 Nebraska 28 Tiyon Evans * 5'11, 210 lb. 23 Louisville 33 Eno Benjamin * 5'9, 207 lb. 26 Arizona State 49 Ryan Jones * 6'2, 235 lb. 25 East Carolina * — denotes American* Article content It seems Mills, 28, should be a lock to be the starting guy. Article content His year-over-year improvement lends to that, of course. Article content And the Georgia native's not shying away from the competition in camp. Article content 'I mean … it helps me a lot, man,' said Mills, with a big grin. 'It helps me to come out here every day and prepare myself just for the game. I mean … just seeing other guys step up and do the right things and just everybody on top of their game right now is just making it hard for everybody.
Calgary Herald
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Running backs in Calgary Stampeders camp: Dedrick Mills eyes 1,000 yards
Article content Dedrick Mills has improved his rush numbers year after year with the Calgary Stampeders. Article content Article content It was 459 yards in his rookie year with the Canadian Football League club. Article content Then came 802 in 2023. Article content And last year, with the starting gig pretty much to himself, the rumbling running back rolled up an impressive 923 for the Stampeders. Article content So you know what he's thinking for 2025. Article content 'That 1,000 goal is most definitely in my head,' admitted Mills to reporters, during Week 1 of Stamps training camp at McMahon Stadium. 'I mean … I ain't gonna set too many high goals, but I'm just taking one game at a time and just go out and play the game that I know how to play and just be the guy for my team.' Article content Article content Heading into camp, Mills was definitely the guy for this team at running back. Article content Article content In the last two off-seasons, he's seen backfield mates Ka'Deem Carey — a long-time starter with the Stamps — and Peyton Logan respectively move on to the Toronto Argonauts and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, leaving Mills as the undisputed incumbent for the Calgary crew. Article content But there is new competition in camp with free-agent Americans, a talented local and a draftee now in the mix in the Red and White running game. Article content And that mix will be explored more during Monday's first pre-season game against the host BC Lions in Langford, B.C. (2 p.m., CHQR 107.3 FM/770 AM). Article content 'Running backs is the hardest one to really evaluate in camp when it's not a game situation, because we really don't want to bring them to the ground,' said Stamps GM/head coach Dave Dickenson, of practising without tackling in training camp. Article content 'I think we've got a good group, though — they're doing a good job in their protection schemes,' added Dickenson. 'We have six guys — probably that's too many — so we'll certainly have to take a look at that.' Article content Article content THE PLAYERS Article content Article content 13 Ludovick Choquette 5'9, 206 lb. 23 Long Island 20 Jeshrun Antwi 5'11, 207 lb. 27 Calgary 23 William Langlais 6'3, 226 lb. 35 Sherbrooke 26 Dedrick Mills * 5'9, 217 lb. 28 Nebraska 28 Tiyon Evans * 5'11, 210 lb. 23 Louisville 33 Eno Benjamin * 5'9, 207 lb. 26 Arizona State 49 Ryan Jones * 6'2, 235 lb. 25 East Carolina * — denotes American* Article content It seems Mills, 28, should be a lock to be the starting guy. Article content His year-over-year improvement lends to that, of course. Article content And the Georgia native's not shying away from the competition in camp. Article content 'I mean … it helps me a lot, man,' said Mills, with a big grin. 'It helps me to come out here every day and prepare myself just for the game. I mean … just seeing other guys step up and do the right things and just everybody on top of their game right now is just making it hard for everybody.
