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Calgary Herald
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Rider training camp: Bailey Flint can punt, play the ukulele and he's quite the actor
Article content Saskatchewan Roughriders punter Bailey Flint plays the ukulele just for kicks. Article content He has studied theatre and acting. Article content And, unlike his Australian predecessors who have joined the Canadian Football League or National Football League, Flint does NOT come from much of an Aussie rules football background. Article content Article content Article content Certainly, he wasn't banking on it at age 28. Article content 'It's actually kind of funny,' he explains. 'I wasn't sure if I was going to get another chance. I called up RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) and closed my bank account up here. And, sure enough, I got a call (to join the Riders). My gosh.' Article content The Riders are looking for a new punter following the retirement of Adam Korsak, another Australian. Korsak, a West Division all-star in 2023, spent two seasons with the Riders after being selected in the 2023 Global Draft. Korsak punted 235 times while averaging 47.6 yards, with a 90-yard boot his longest. Article content Flint's door opened even further when the Riders released fellow Aussie punter Joe Couch early during training camp at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon. Article content Article content 'It's one of those things — in pro football, anything can happen on any day, if you don't perform,' offers Flint. 'I reckon if I have a bad day tomorrow, I could be on a plane, too.' Article content Article content Flint appeared in eight games with the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2023, punting 52 times for an average of 45.1 yards per boot, the longest 78. Before joining the Ti-Cats as the second overall selection in the 2022 CFL Global Draft, the 6-foot-4, 210-pound punter attended rookie mini-camp with the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers. Article content Flint attended the University of Toledo, suiting up for 49 games over five seasons from 2017-2021. He averaged 40.3 yards per punt at Toledo, with 33 of his 209 punts travelling 50-plus yards (including a 72-yarder). He also buried 82 punts inside the 20-yard line. He was twice nominated for the Ray Guy Award, given annually to the NCAA's best punter.
Ottawa Citizen
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Rider training camp: Bailey Flint can punt, play the ukulele and he's quite the actor
Article content Saskatchewan Roughriders punter Bailey Flint plays the ukulele just for kicks. Article content He has studied theatre and acting. Article content He's married to a professional women's soccer player. Article content And, unlike his Australian predecessors who have joined the Canadian Football League or National Football League, Flint does NOT come from much of an Aussie rules football background. Article content Article content Article content Certainly, he wasn't banking on it at age 28. Article content 'It's actually kind of funny,' he explains. 'I wasn't sure if I was going to get another chance. I called up RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) and closed my bank account up here. And, sure enough, I got a call (to join the Riders). My gosh.' Article content The Riders are looking for a new punter following the retirement of Adam Korsak, another Australian. Article content Korsak, a West Division all-star in 2023, spent two seasons with the Riders after being selected in the 2023 Global Draft. Korsak punted 235 times while averaging 47.6 yards, with a 90-yard boot his longest. Article content Flint's door opened even further when the Riders released fellow Aussie punter Joe Couch early during training camp at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon. Article content Article content 'It's one of those things — in pro football, anything can happen on any day, if you don't perform,' offers Flint. 'I reckon if I have a bad day tomorrow, I could be on a plane, too.' Article content Article content Flint appeared in eight games with the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2023, punting 52 times for an average of 45.1 yards per boot, the longest 78. Before joining the Ti-Cats as the second overall selection in the 2022 CFL Global Draft, the 6-foot-4, 210-pound punter attended rookie mini-camp with the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers. Article content Flint attended the University of Toledo, suiting up for 49 games over five seasons from 2017-2021. He averaged 40.3 yards per punt at Toledo, with 33 of his 209 punts travelling 50-plus yards (including a 72-yarder). He also buried 82 punts inside the 20-yard line. He was twice nominated for the Ray Guy Award, given annually to the NCAA's best punter.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Roughriders transfer punter Adam Korsak to retired list
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will have a new punter for the 2025 CFL season. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Additionally, Saskatchewan recently drafted punter Jesse Mirco in the 2025 Global draft but he remains unsigned. The Roughriders also announced the addition of two American offensive linemen on Friday as Payton Collins and Jake Levengood signed with the club. 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. 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. tshire@ Roughriders select QB Rourke, DL Saad, five others in CFL draft Shire: Roughriders draft QB Kurtis Rourke after listening to sage advice The Regina Leader-Post has created an Afternoon Headlines newsletter that can be delivered daily to your inbox so you are up to date with the most vital news of the day. Click here to subscribe. With some online platforms blocking access to the journalism upon which you depend, our website is your destination for up-to-the-minute news, so make sure to bookmark and sign up for our newsletters so we can keep you informed. Click here to subscribe.
National Post
02-05-2025
- Sport
- National Post
Roughriders transfer punter Adam Korsak to retired list
Article content The Saskatchewan Roughriders will have a new punter for the 2025 CFL season. Article content Article content 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. Article content 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. Article content 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. Article content 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. Article content 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. Article content Additionally, Saskatchewan recently drafted punter Jesse Mirco in the 2025 Global draft but he remains unsigned. Article content The Roughriders also announced the addition of two American offensive linemen on Friday as Payton Collins and Jake Levengood signed with the club. Article content 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. Article content 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. Article content Article content
