Roster cuts loom for Riders after Friday game against B.C.
He’s been doing it for years, but cutting players never gets any easier for Roughriders head coach and general manager Chris Jones.
To some, this may come as a surprise, given he’s the man that cut fan favourites Weston Dressler and John Chick, but Jones said he forms attachments to the men that come to play for him.
“You get close to the players and you love them, you coach them. I treat them like I would my son. I’m hard on them, I expect the best of them every single day,” Jones said. “When you have to release one, a lot of these guys, they don’t know what’s next.”
Still, by Saturday night, Jones will have to release more than 20 players who gave their hearts and souls in camp. Most veterans have already solidified their spots on the team, but a few names you know could end up on the chopping block.