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Calgary Herald
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Rider training camp: Team brings back Noah Zerr to depleted O-line
Article content Noah Zerr is back with the Saskatchewan Roughriders after being released last week. Article content The Riders have re-signed the national offensive lineman — a former member of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies — to re-stock a depleted O-line following a long-term injury to center Sean McEwen and the absence of Philippe Gagnon from Monday's practice session. Article content During the Green and White Day, Riders head coach Corey Mace revealed that McEwen, a key free-agent addition in the off-season, would be 'out for a while.' Article content Article content Mace did not yet have an update on Gagnon's status when asked Monday. Article content Article content The 6-foot-6, 325-pound Zerr returns to the Green and White after suiting up for 11 games for the Riders last season. As a member of a versatile O-line group, he helped the offence generate 5,019 passing yards and 1,613 rushing yards. In addition, the offensive line allowed just 35 sacks — six shy of the league's best total. Article content Zerr, a native of Langenburg, Sask., was selected by the B.C. Lions in the second round (12th overall) of the 2022 CFL Draft and appeared in four games during his rookie season. He spent the 2023 season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and played in three games before signing with Saskatchewan in December of 2023. Article content Zerr spent five seasons with the U of S Huskies from 2016-2022, appearing in 41 games, primarily as a starting left tackle. In 2021, he helped the Huskies win the Hardy Cup and Uteck Bowl. That same year, Zerr received multiple accolades, including U Sports First-Team all-Canadian and Canada West all-star honours, while also being named the Huskies' lineman of the year. Article content
Ottawa Citizen
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Rider training camp: Team brings back Noah Zerr to depleted O-line
Noah Zerr is back with the Saskatchewan Roughriders after being released last week. Article content The Riders have re-signed the national offensive lineman — a former member of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies — to re-stock a depleted O-line following a long-term injury to center Sean McEwen and the absence of Philippe Gagnon from Monday's practice session. Article content During the Green and White Day, Riders head coach Corey Mace revealed that McEwen, a key free-agent addition in the off-season, would be 'out for a while.' Article content Mace did not yet have an update on Gagnon's status when asked Monday. Article content Article content The 6-foot-6, 325-pound Zerr returns to the Green and White after suiting up for 11 games for the Riders last season. As a member of a versatile O-line group, he helped the offence generate 5,019 passing yards and 1,613 rushing yards. In addition, the offensive line allowed just 35 sacks — six shy of the league's best total. Article content Zerr, a native of Langenburg, Sask., was selected by the B.C. Lions in the second round (12th overall) of the 2022 CFL Draft and appeared in four games during his rookie season. He spent the 2023 season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and played in three games before signing with Saskatchewan in December of 2023. Article content Zerr spent five seasons with the U of S Huskies from 2016-2022, appearing in 41 games, primarily as a starting left tackle. In 2021, he helped the Huskies win the Hardy Cup and Uteck Bowl. That same year, Zerr received multiple accolades, including U Sports First-Team all-Canadian and Canada West all-star honours, while also being named the Huskies' lineman of the year. Article content
Ottawa Citizen
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Roughrider training camp: Prized free agent addition Sean McEwen 'out for a while'
Article content Sean McEwen won't be getting in the Saskatchewan Roughriders line-up any time soon. Article content Article content Riders head coach Corey Mace broke the news — and it wasn't good news — to an assembly of fans during the State of the Nation panel discussion Saturday afternoon at the Gordie Howe Sports Complex. Article content While McEwen got injured during one-on-one drills earlier in the week during Roughriders training camp at Griffiths Stadium, there hadn't been an update, as to just how serious the injury was, until fans heard it first-hand that it's serious enough to keep the three-time CFL all-star out of the line-up longer term. Article content Article content McEwen, a 6-foot-1, 295-pound offensive lineman from Calgary, was a prized free-agent acquisition during the off-season. He had played 132 regular-season CFL games with the Toronto Argonauts and Calgary Stampeders before joining the Riders. Article content Article content 'With Sean,' Mace told fans huddled up in the hall, 'unfortunately Sean suffered an injury that's going to keep him out for a while, guys. You guys are going to be the first to get that information here right now. And it sucks. It sucks for him more than anything.' Article content McEwen, a former first-round pick in the 2015 CFL Draft, was pencilled in to be the Riders' new centre on the offensive line. Article content McEwen came in as a three-time all-CFL selection, a three-time West Division all-star and one-time East Division all-star. Article content On Saturday, he appeared on the sidelines during the Green and White Day scrimmage with a brace on his leg. Article content Even if McEwen won't be seeing any game action any time soon, the Riders want to keep him involved. Article content 'You feel for Sean, but he made it very clear that he wants to get his finger sized (for a Grey Cup ring),' noted Mace. 'So he's going to do everything he can to help us still. He'll remain with us in some form, or fashion, and he's a heck of a mind. In talking with him, he said, 'I know I've only been here for this amount of days but there's something different here.' It's good to hear that validation from somebody coming from the outside in. Just an unfortunate situation and unfortunate part of football.' Article content Article content In McEwen's place, Zack Fry has been taking starting reps at centre with fellow Canadian national offensive lineman Logan Ferland at left guard and American import Jacob Brammer at right guard. Article content Article content The Riders will open their preseason next Saturday, May 24 when they visit the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Article content Training camp continues Monday through Friday at Griffiths Stadium in Nutrien Park on the University of Saskatchewan campus. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
Ottawa Citizen
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Roughriders training camp: Green and White Day set for Saskatoon
Call it ' pre-' pre-season preparation for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Article content The Riders will get to show their stuff once again in a controlled scrimmage setting, when the annual Green and White Day takes place Saturday afternoon at Saskatoon's SMF Field as the team prepares for its upcoming pre-season games. Article content For Rider fans, it's a chance to get a glimpse of the Green and White squad ahead of its first pre-season match, May 24, against the Blue Bombers in Winnipeg. Article content Article content 'If they haven't had a chance to come out and catch practice, there's been a lot of big plays happening out this way. It's a chance for our fan base to get closer to the team, see them in live action and see how we're going.' Article content Gates at SMF Field will open at 1 p.m., with the scrimmage set to begin at 3 p.m., followed by an autograph session. Article content Prior to the game, Rider play-by-play announcer Dave Thomas will host a panel discussion, starting at 1:45 p.m., in the Gordie Howe Sports Complex main hall with Mace, president and CEO Craig Reynolds and vice-president of football operations/general manager Jeremy O'Day. Article content Off-field activities include performances from the Rider cheer team, the Rider Pep Band and Gainer the Gopher, along with face-painting, inflatables, music and games. Article content The Riders will hold the event after six days of main camp in Saskatoon, where wild-fire smoke rolled into town Thursday morning. Article content Article content A year ago, the Riders proceeded with their Green and White Day despite smoke in the air, although they kept the scrimmage short and sweet. Article content Article content While the team also cut their practice short Thursday, Mace has been happy with all facets as camp has progressed. Article content 'I'm really excited about how our offence is moving the ball and the run game,' said Mace, who enters his second season as head coach. 'All of our quarterbacks are seeing it real nice and our receivers are running great routes. Defensively, (while) throwing a little more on their plate and how they're handling that, it looks really good. The standard we have for causing and creating turnovers, those are still there.' Article content 'I can say anything I want (but) he's got a standard for himself,' Mace says of Milligan. 'It's crazy or not, but he's not complacent with what he's done last year. He identified a few things he wanted to work on this off-season, and you've seen it translate already in camp. So for Ro, the sky's the limit, man.
