According to Sportsnet’s Arash Madani the Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Canadian running back Daryl Stephenson.
Stephenson, 27, spent the last two seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats after playing three season in Winnipeg.
The 2006 Hec Crighton Trophy winner is the all-time leading rusher in CIS history and the first running back in Canadian university history to rush for over 5,000 career yards.
The six-foot-two, 225-pound native of London, Ont., spent two seasons with Hamilton.
The six-year CFL veteran was originally selected in the third round, No. 15 overall, by Winnipeg in the 2008 CFL draft after playing collegiately at the University of Windsor.
The Riders also released receiver Jonelle Tolbert.
With files from the Canadian Press
