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  REGINA -- After eight days of Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp, quarterback Cody Fajardo is feeling the most confident he’s ever felt in a pre-season. The CFL’s 2019 West Division Most Outstanding Player believes he’s in for an even better season in 2021. “I think I’m having my best camp I’ve ever had in the CFL,” Fajardo said on Saturday. Fajardo threw 18 touchdowns and 4302 passing yards in 2019 for a 71 per cent completion rate. However, he wasn’t sure how he’d feel after an 18 month hiatus. “I was a little nervous at first. Just the new offense and being...

A leaner Brayden Lenius hopes to have a bigger impact in Riders offence in 2021 By Mitchell Blair Jul 16, 2021 | 4:00 PM Brayden Lenius is not the same player he was when the Riders drafted him in the 2nd round of the 2019 draft. When Lenius reported to training camp, he was 26 pounds lighter after being told by head coach Craig Dickenson to lose weight. Lenius came to camp this year weighing 215 pounds which is the same weight he had when playing at the University of Washington. One week into training camp, Lenius says he has noticed the difference. “I’m able to do more things on...

A change in diet led to a change in explosiveness for Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Brayden Lenius. The second-season CFL pro has lost 26 pounds since the last time he took the field in 2019. He now weighs in at 215 pounds. “(I) just want to be more successful in my position and with Cory (Watson) departing last year, I knew I had to take the next step,” Lenius told media on Friday following training-camp practice. “I also got to be with (receivers coach) Travis Moore for the 2020 off-season for a bit before COVID hit. “I’m now plant-based. I’m a pescetarian....