Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp receiver battle brewing - BERITAJA

Training campy is good underway for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, and while it isn’t a afloat spell pinch pads connected yet, location are plentifulness of absorbing storylines we’re search erstwhile it comes to roster battles.

While the Riders whitethorn person brought backmost about of their Grey Cup-winning offence, the receiver room is looking rather different, making the pass-catching conflict 1 of the biggest astatine training camp.

Veteran receiver Kian Schaffer-Baker has taken connected immoderate activity erstwhile it comes to the caller Riders.

“It’s connected america vets to make judge the young guys are caught up truthful were location giving them each the tidbits, the nuances to make their crippled amended and we could ever study from their game, too,” Schaffer-Baker said. “It’s been a blessing.”

With Ajou Ajou retired of the picture, there’s a existent opportunity for young Canadian talent to measurement up and Dhel Duncan-Busby looks for illustration 1 of the beforehand runners. It’s a feat that he’s been moving towards for a while.

“It intends a lot, you know, because astatine the commencement of past twelvemonth I was successful the aforesaid business a bit,” Duncan-Busby said. “I started retired and erstwhile he sewage backmost I benignant of sewage moved retired a spot much and turned into a typical teams domiciled truthful to benignant of solidify a starting spot would mean the world.”

As for the rookies, erstwhile USask Huskies prima Daniel Wiebe is 1 to support an oculus on, catching the attraction of backmost Trevor Harris and caput coach Corey Mace.

“Coming successful present he’s conscionable overmuch much confident, you know, the ball’s recovered him passim rookie campy and it’s recovered him today, truthful he conscionable has to support maintaining. You cognize us, we move up rotations but I was pleased pinch his practice.”

And while the roster spots are up for grabs, the halfway of this receiving group still looks beardown pinch KeeSean Johnson, Sam Emilus and Kian Schaffer-Baker back.