Canadian Brandon Bridge to compete for Roughriders’ starting position
Canadian Brandon Bridge is ready to tackle the challenge of being a CFL starting quarterback.
On Friday, Saskatchewan dealt the rights to veteran Darian Durant to the Montreal Alouettes for two draft picks. Durant, scheduled to become a free agent next month, spent 11 seasons with the Roughriders, guiding them to their last Grey Cup title in 2013.
But Saskatchewan (5-13) finished last in the West Division last year. With Durant gone, head coach/GM Chris Jones says there’ll be an open competition in training camp for the starting job.
The six-foot-five, 235-pound Bridge, of Mississauga, Ont., is one of five quarterbacks remaining on Saskatchewan’s roster although American Mitchell Gale is slated to become a free agent next month.