The Saskatchewan Roughriders are nary alien to injuries this season, but week 19 of nan CFL run brought nan nine immoderate bully news.
Running backmost AJ Ouellette has been a afloat subordinate during nan first 2 days of believe and looks group to commencement his first crippled since Aug. 17th against nan Alouettes.
Ouellette is happy to beryllium retired connected nan Mosaic Stadium turf erstwhile again.
“Yeah, it felt good, it felt smooth, felt for illustration I ne'er left. Being pinch nan guys each passim nan past six games, trying to show them what I’m seeing and each that, it conscionable benignant of filtered successful and felt good,” he said.
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Having a bruising backmost for illustration Ouellette is simply a boon for nan Riders heading into nan playoffs, erstwhile nan upwind will inevitably beryllium dipping successful temperature.
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“And past erstwhile a chill is successful nan air, it conscionable hurts a small spot much to tackle personification truthful we return pridefulness successful playoff football. And this squad I think, from Coach Mace, J-O and our full coaching staff, is built connected backmost extremity of nan play erstwhile it gets acold truthful it’s gonna beryllium fun,” said Ouellette.
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In position of shaking disconnected nan rust of sitting connected nan sidelines for a agelong play of time, Ouellette said nan biggest point he needs to activity connected is his connection pinch nan violative line.
“So trying to get a consciousness for really they’re seeing stuff, spending immoderate other clip successful nan movie room pinch them, having meal astatine Ferland’s to effort to get a small other talk astir football,” he said.
And what was connected nan paper astatine Logan Ferland’s location for this movie session?
“We had a elk steak, immoderate rice, sauteed mushrooms, onions — he’s a apical chef,” said Ouellette.
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