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Saskatchewan Roughriders to sit A.J. Ouellette against Argos
by 3Down Staff June 25, 2026
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will be without their top ball carrier when they face the Toronto Argonauts on Friday night.
A.J. Ouellette has officially been ruled out due to an ankle injury suffered in last week's victory over the Calgary Stampeders. The 30-year-old did not practice on either day this week and was listed as doubtful to play, though he has officially been placed on the reserve roster rather than the one-game injured list. That could allow him to be activated at the last minute in an emergency circumstance, though it is unlikely.
Ouellette has rushed 33 times for 153 yards through the first two games of the season, while catching three passes for 18 yards. He'll be replaced by rookie American Quali Conley, who has been activated off the practice roster for the first time.
The five-foot-ten, 211-pound ball-carrier finished his collegiate career at the University of Arizona in 2024, where he carried the ball 150 times for 745 yards and eight touchdowns, while adding 39 receptions for 245 yards and one score.
The Riders will also be missing starting Canadian receiver Dhel Duncan-Busby, who has been placed on the one-game injured list due to a shoulder issue. Former Regina Rams receiver D'Sean Mimbs will step into the starting lineup, with Saskatchewan Huskies alum Daniel Wiebe dressing as insurance.
Defensively, the team will have an additional National starter in the lineup, as Jonathan Edouard steps in at halfback following the Achilles injury to Juju Hughes. The American defender, who has been granted Canadian status after finishing his career at Carleton University, was signed by the Riders last week after spending four seasons with Toronto.
American rookie Seyi Oladipo Jr. will also dress as insurance in the secondary. Defensive tackle Devin Adams has been demoted to the practice roster, with Jaylen Pate coming on.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders (2-0) will host the Toronto Argonauts (1-1) at Mosaic Stadium on Friday, June 26, with kickoff scheduled for 9:00 p.m. EDT. The Argonauts are coming off a 44-24 win over the Ottawa Redblacks, while the Roughriders beat the Calgary Stampeders in overtime.
The weather forecast in Regina calls for a high of 25 degrees and sun. The game will be broadcast on TSN in Canada, CBS Sports Network in the United States, and CFL+ internationally. Radio listeners can tune in to TSN 1050 in Toronto or 620 CKRM in Regina.
https://3downnation.com/2026/06/25/saskatchewan-roughriders-to-sit-a-j-ouellette-against-argos/
Toronto Argonauts to start Anthony Wilson against Roughriders
by 3Down Staff June 25, 2026
The Toronto Argonauts have made one change to their starting lineup for Week 4, inserting American defensive back Anthony Wilson at safety. The team released its official depth chart on Thursday morning.
The 24-year-old signed with the Boatmen this offseason and was placed on the practice roster after training camp. This will be his first career regular-season CFL game.
The five-foot-nine, 191-pound defender spent two collegiate seasons at West Virginia, recording 182 tackles, three interceptions, and seven knockdowns. He transferred from Georgia Southern, where he notched 246 tackles, three sacks, two interceptions, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and 23 knockdowns in 39 appearances. He was named third-team All-Sun Belt in 2021 and an honourable mention in 2020 and 2022.
Toronto's starting safety for their first two regular-season games was Robert Priester, though he recently announced that he's out for the year with a torn Achilles. The 32-year-old has played 47 career regular-season CFL games as a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Argonauts, and Ottawa Redblacks, recording 94 defensive tackles, eight special teams tackles, four forced fumbles, two sacks, and two interceptions.
The Argonauts have made two other changes to their lineup, activating Canadian receiver Tristan Ready and American defensive back Alex Teubner from the practice roster. In corresponding moves, American defensive lineman DeMarcus Johnson has been moved to the reserve roster and Canadian defensive back Ethan John to the one-game injured list.
Other players who remain out for Toronto include Canadian receiver Nolan Ulm, American offensive lineman Kendall Randolph, and American defensive lineman DeWayne Hendrix.
The Toronto Argonauts (1-1) will visit the Saskatchewan Roughriders (2-0) at Mosaic Stadium on Friday, June 26 with kickoff scheduled for 9:00 p.m. EDT. The Argonauts are coming off a 44-24 win over the Ottawa Redblacks, while the Roughriders beat the Calgary Stampeders in overtime.
The weather forecast in Regina calls for a high of 25 degrees and sun. The game will be broadcast on TSN in Canada, CBS Sports Network in the United States, and CFL+ internationally. Radio listeners can tune in on TSN 1050 in Toronto or 620 CKRM in Regina.
https://3downnation.com/2026/06/25/toronto-argonauts-to-start-anthony-wilson-against-roughriders/
Poor TOR. Having some of your "home" games in WPG and SSK, against WPG and SSK, is the worst thing in the world. Maybe closely followed by @HAM -- do they have one of those too?
Quote from: Tecno on June 24, 2026, 08:01:35 AMPoor TOR. Having some of your "home" games in WPG and SSK, against WPG and SSK, is the worst thing in the world. Maybe closely followed by @HAM -- do they have one of those too?
Attendance in Toronto is so low they may get a bigger piece of the pie in Regina.
Quote from: Blue In BC on June 24, 2026, 12:55:42 PMAttendance in Toronto is so low they may get a bigger piece of the pie in Regina.
Depends how it's structured. Who knows how much cut, if any, they are giving Toronto.
I still don't know if we get Toronto home game at pas for free. Was that worked into our sth prices? So tor sths got that game refunded from theirs? Please someone answer because if I need to buy my seat individually for that game I need to know now!
Quote from: Tecno on June 25, 2026, 01:38:06 AMDepends how it's structured. Who knows how much cut, if any, they are giving Toronto.
I still don't know if we get Toronto home game at pas for free. Was that worked into our sth prices? So tor sths got that game refunded from theirs? Please someone answer because if I need to buy my seat individually for that game I need to know now!
We were charged more for this year for the extra game. I don't think we'll ever be told what the cash split was between WPG and TOR
Quote from: Jesse on June 25, 2026, 02:08:48 AMWe were charged more for this year for the extra game. I don't think we'll ever be told what the cash split was between WPG and TOR
Was that told to us somewhere? Don't recall in my STH info. I'm B4L and basically just forget about it all and pay whatever the CC says to each month. My point being I don't pay as much attention to this stuff as I should.
Maybe offset by the missing home playoff game last season?
So does that mean the 2027 ST prices will actually go DOWN? *Especially* if we don't have a home playoff again?
Quote from: Tecno on June 25, 2026, 02:17:47 AMWas that told to us somewhere? Don't recall in my STH info. I'm B4L and basically just forget about it all and pay whatever the CC says to each month. My point being I don't pay as much attention to this stuff as I should.
Maybe offset by the missing home playoff game last season?
So does that mean the 2027 ST prices will actually go DOWN? *Especially* if we don't have a home playoff again?
I was talking to my ticket rep on the phone the year prior about a separate issue and he had asked me if it was ok. I got the impression that they'd be asking everyone and he had just taken that opportunity but maybe not.
I certainly don't remember reading anything about it that was sent out.
Quote from: Jesse on June 25, 2026, 02:21:50 AMI was talking to my ticket rep on the phone the year prior about a separate issue and he had asked me if it was ok. I got the impression that they'd be asking everyone and he had just taken that opportunity but maybe not.
Yikes, I hope they didn't change my subscription based on some hazy phone convo! My wife handles those calls as my work schedule makes day calls difficult. She wouldn't know an "Argo home game" from a "Gucci hand bag". ;D ;D
I'll check to see if I have that game in my STH account page...
Quote from: Tecno on June 25, 2026, 02:30:38 AMYikes, I hope they didn't change my subscription based on some hazy phone convo! My wife handles those calls as my work schedule makes day calls difficult. She wouldn't know an "Argo home game" from a "Gucci hand bag". ;D ;D
I'll check to see if I have that game in my STH account page...
10 home games this year. It's the same for everyone.
Oullette out. He was pretty beat up last game. Then again, after every run he always gets up looking like he's about to die. Conley (IMP) in. No idea who he is.
Busby out. Didn't see him get injured? Finally giving up on him? Mimbs in instead. No idea who he is. Weibe backing up Emilus, meaning they have 2 Weibes on the team now (both sides) -- perfect for Saskatchewan! Now all they need is a Friesen.
TOR is massively better on paper... and yet, until proven otherwise, SSK has the edge, especially at home.
Uh, no one is watching football tonight? I'm just starting q2. No spoilers!
Just wanted to say there is basically no one at mosaic. What on earth is going on!!!?? I've never seen it so dead.
SPOILERS
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What the heck happened to SSK? They came out completely flat from KO, and never really looked alive. It was like THEY were going into a bye and they were named WPG -- and yet no bye for them next week. Seriously... if I was Mace I'd be ripping them a new one for that no-effort disgrace.
"Hit Trevor once or twice and Bad Harris shows up". Yup. That's majorly true. I hope we put max pressure on him to get some good whacks early in when we face them. Even if it costs 15, it's worth it. He's even worse than before.
Without Oullette, no one honored the run. Because it stunk. Maybe it'll last until the week after the week after LDC...
I bet the Rider forum was so happy at all our fumbles vs EDM. Turnabout is fair play. The problem with the short pass game to rookies is they'll cough up the ball. That cost them the game. They have 2 Johnsons on O -- without differentiated nameplates -- and it was the no-name Johnson that fumbled. But even the vet "great hands --Tecno" Kesean whiffed a couple of times. Embarrassing!
Using Emilus when Letcher got injured was just stupid. What's stupider than using your star returner on O? Using your star O on returner. Now Emlius has a busted up ankle. Maybe it'll take until after the BB to heal! Duncan-Busby here we come!
Anything that makes SSK lose is a good thing. So I'll eat the pick'em and celebrate the schadenfreude.
Where was the crowd? Except the between-the-40s on the home side, the place was dead. The few shots of the upper deck and it looked 80% empty. Surely there aren't that many soccer fans wanting to see South Sudan vs Sri Lanka go 0-0? Has Johnston miffed off that many greenies in their "GC Celebration" season?
@Tecno a Rider receiver ran into a DB again and Toronto got the DPI penalty.
You think that was another designed play?
Quote from: gobombersgo on June 27, 2026, 12:15:50 PM@Tecno a Rider receiver ran into a DB again and Toronto got the DPI penalty.
You think that was another designed play?
Yes, I do, I thought so from when Oulette did it the previous game as it was second and long and Oulette deliberately ran into the opposing DB and immediately looked for the flag as did Trevor Harris. This definitely was a strategy that we should also be doing until they change the rule. To me the DB should be allowed to hold his ground and if the O player runs into him then no foul.
chad kelly while a sub par human might be the best qb in the CFL - top 3 for sure.
Quote from: The Zipp on June 27, 2026, 06:18:34 PMchad kelly while a sub par human might be the best qb in the CFL - top 3 for sure.
I think Bo, Harris, Alexander and Rourke are all better but yes a strong case could be made for top 3 (Harris's stock is currently high due to GC imo), Kelly could be best, maybe in a couple years.
Throws a fantastic ball, is durable and has good mobility. Too bad he couldn't learn from his past mistakes and become a good person. Unchecked male ego is a scary thing at times.
That was a fun game to watch, but I don't see us beating either team.
Watching two defences play aggressive, hustle to the ball, play extremely physical, just showed me more how ours is not good enough to compete this year.
It was a good game, and yes Chad had/has personal issues, but as a QB he has looked great this year so far.
Quote from: 3rdand1.5 on June 27, 2026, 07:48:14 PMWatching two defences play aggressive, hustle to the ball, play extremely physical, just showed me more how ours is not good enough to compete this year.
It was a good game, and yes Chad had/has personal issues, but as a QB he has looked great this year so far.
Agreed, I dunno if it's just me but the other teams seem to have a quickness and intensity that the Bombers lack.
And Kelley does look closest to NFL caliber QB in CFL right now, for better or worse ..... meaning pocket passer who doesn't just throw it within .5 seconds of snap
Quote from: Sway on June 27, 2026, 10:24:54 PMAgreed, I dunno if it's just me but the other teams seem to have a quickness and intensity that the Bombers lack.
And Kelley does look closest to NFL caliber QB in CFL right now, for better or worse ..... meaning pocket passer who doesn't just throw it within .5 seconds of snap
if he wasn't a tool with his name he would be on an NFL PR.
Quote from: TBURGESS on June 27, 2026, 06:48:08 PMThat was a fun game to watch, but I don't see us beating either team.
The more I watch other teams, the more I'm convinced we're not making the playoffs this year. Was a mistake to re-up Walters and O'Shea for another 3 years. Misplaced loyalty by wade IMO, based more on past accomplishments, and ignoring the recent deterioration in the team over the past several years.
Quote from: TBURGESS on June 27, 2026, 06:48:08 PMThat was a fun game to watch, but I don't see us beating either team.
Toronto will kill us, Kelly will fillet our defense. Sask with their dink and dunk lame offense, we can beat that
Quote from: dd on June 28, 2026, 02:00:50 AMToronto will kill us, Kelly will fillet our defense.
Interestingly, Kelly-style O might be what the Younger D is built for. A slinger who takes way too many devil-may-care chances. If we can disrupt him even a bit (big if), our soft zone max-coverage could finally pay off. Same applies to Rourke.
Quote from: dd on June 28, 2026, 02:00:50 AMSask with their dink and dunk lame offense, we can beat that
Again, I think the opposite. The Younger scheme is incapable of stopping the short game. That's how EDM beat us, and a lot of what HAM did. It's also how SSK beat us
every game in 2025. And how we lost the '23 & '24 cups.
We'd have to see some very novel D schemes to have any hope of stopping SSK. We should look at the handful of plays TOR did that really worked against them and duplicate that. And bring back the '21-'23 stop-SSK Hall book.
Quote from: Sway on June 27, 2026, 10:24:54 PMAnd Kelley does look closest to NFL caliber QB in CFL right now, for better or worse ..... meaning pocket passer who doesn't just throw it within .5 seconds of snap
Kelly's a chucker. He just heaves it up and hopes for the best, because he connects enough (to those tall RECs) that the gains fully offset the INTs. He's got a good mind, reads fast, and is never indecisive. And a cannon arm that still has a nice touch.
If I had my pick of any young QB in the league, I'm still taking Alexander (assuming his hammy holds up for a long career)... but my second choice would be Kelly. Those 2 should win a lot of GCs over the next 5-10 years.
Quote from: gobombersgo on June 27, 2026, 12:15:50 PM@Tecno a Rider receiver ran into a DB again and Toronto got the DPI penalty.
You think that was another designed play?
Ya, this is another mugging. But a bit different than the other week mugging by SSK. This time the ball is out before the mugging. That doesn't matter from a rule/penalty standpoint, but it is a slightly different scenario.
Harris doesn't have to be in on it this time, it could just be the REC trying to make sure they get a DPI on his own (or with coaching help: "wink wink"). The RECs all know by now that if they wham the DB past 5Y they'll likely get a free IC or DPI. Or maybe Harris trusted his REC to mug successfully.
I think the DB could possibly not draw a flag if he kept his hands totally down (or raised up, though that usually looks suspicious). The problem is most times the DB will be doing a "don't knock me down" little push of his own -- then it looks like mutual combat rather than a mugging, and that lets them throw the flag. This goes back to when MOS made Sayles wear oven mitts in '18.
I would be curious to see if a DB, knowing a mugging was coming, had his hands completely away from the REC and allowed himself to get plowed and probably knocked over. Then the mugging might be too obvious, and even if the refs missed it, you might win an OPI challenge. At least we'd see how command would handle it.
It's interesting the booth guys noted that the refs had a pretty long conference about this one. Maybe the league is taking note that these muggings are influencing games, and it's not the type of play they want to encourage. No one gets excited by a DPI flag. (Doesn't help my fantasy team at all!)
One more note, this time there is a possible "innocent" explanation, should you be wearing green. Harris could just be seeing a matchup he likes and thinking the REC has outside leverage and the deep zone DB is too far to catch up to the corner route. And it does look like the TOR muggee thought the pass was to the short out route -- he may have been wanting to cheat up to get an INT.
Quote from: Tecno on June 28, 2026, 08:25:59 AMYa, this is another mugging. But a bit different than the other week mugging by SSK. This time the ball is out before the mugging. That doesn't matter from a rule/penalty standpoint, but it is a slightly different scenario.
Harris doesn't have to be in on it this time, it could just be the REC trying to make sure they get a DPI on his own (or with coaching help: "wink wink"). The RECs all know by now that if they wham the DB past 5Y they'll likely get a free IC or DPI. Or maybe Harris trusted his REC to mug successfully.
I think the DB could possibly not draw a flag if he kept his hands totally down (or raised up, though that usually looks suspicious). The problem is most times the DB will be doing a "don't knock me down" little push of his own -- then it looks like mutual combat rather than a mugging, and that lets them throw the flag. This goes back to when MOS made Sayles wear oven mitts in '18.
I would be curious to see if a DB, knowing a mugging was coming, had his hands completely away from the REC and allowed himself to get plowed and probably knocked over. Then the mugging might be too obvious, and even if the refs missed it, you might win an OPI challenge. At least we'd see how command would handle it.
It's interesting the booth guys noted that the refs had a pretty long conference about this one. Maybe the league is taking note that these muggings are influencing games, and it's not the type of play they want to encourage. No one gets excited by a DPI flag. (Doesn't help my fantasy team at all!)
One more note, this time there is a possible "innocent" explanation, should you be wearing green. Harris could just be seeing a matchup he likes and thinking the REC has outside leverage and the deep zone DB is too far to catch up to the corner route. And it does look like the TOR muggee thought the pass was to the short out route -- he may have been wanting to cheat up to get an INT.
We'll see if they continue to get away with this, everyone is now suspicious, look forward to them being penalized for offensive pass interference next game. Dickenson used to be the worst at bending the rules but he's mellowed a bit and Mace has now taken his place.
Does anyone have the you tube link to this so called mugging?? I want to see this thx
Quote from: dd on June 28, 2026, 06:35:50 PMDoes anyone have the you tube link to this so called mugging?? I want to see this thx
The previous week SSK one was better. But there's almost always at least one every week now, by many teams. If you still have our game on PVR, Demski mugged a guy on one of our TDs. Made out guy (White?) wide open. (Hate to rat out Demski, but it was critical to that TD and if other teams are doing it, let's do it too. And they probably let it slide because the ball wasn't thrown that way so refs thought it didn't matter.) I was worried they would challenge OPI.