Ka'Deem Carey didn't shy away from sharing his feelings about the Toronto Argonauts ahead of a potential grudge match, but it doesn't look like he'll get a chance to play.
The veteran running back, who signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders earlier this month after he was a surprise cut by the Argos after training camp, added some spice to Friday's game in Toronto when asked after practice on Wednesday about facing his old team.
However, he's listed as a scratch on the Roughriders' depth chart for the game, released Thursday. Canadian Thomas Bertrand-Hudon replaces Carey as the backup running back.
"It's a lot of motivation going there," Carey told reporters before the depth chart was unveiled. "I'm with the right team. We're going to go out there and Coach is going to put me in the right position to make plays and everybody else is just going to have fun.
"I think they already see they're in the wrong right there. I'm just with the right squad right now and excited to show what we can do out there."
Carey, 32, was a CFL East All-Star last season, rushing for 1,060 yards to help the Argos win the Grey Cup in his lone season in Toronto after signing as a free agent. He played for the Calgary Stampeders from 2019-23 and was a two-time West All-Star.
Toronto is off to an 0-2 start this season and is seventh in the league in rushing.
Carey rushed for 26 yards for four carries in his Roughriders debut last week as Saskatchewan (2-0) beat Hamilton. He was the No. 2 running back behind A.J. Ouellette, also a former Argo, last week.
"It's definitely a special little backfield that you've got. ... When he went for that 50-yarder (last week), all that did was excite me to go out there and make a special play myself. When you've got two all-star backs, anything can happen," Carey said.
He thought big things could happen on the field against Toronto.
“I want to say I've got the advantage. I know that squad inside and out," Carey said. "I know what they bring from the heart, from their brains, what they’re going to do out there. It’s going to be a good little showdown. They don’t really know me out there. Anything I could do, I can do and they can’t stop it.”
Carey also was asked what it will mean to get his Grey Cup ring.
“It means a lot. The meaning changed, it definitely changed dramatic," he said. "When I get it, It’s going to be something that I put in my box of glory and it’s on to the next. This season and this ring is going to fill that hole and be something way more special."
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