CHICK AND MESSAM NET WEEKLY HONOURS
Saskatchewan Roughrider defensive end John Chick and running back Jerome Messam have each been named a CFL Player of the Week.
Chick was named Defensive Player of the Week after another impressive performance in Thursday’s 23-17 victory over the Blue Bombers in Winnipeg. The 31-year-old Wyoming native wreaked havoc while registering five defensive tackles and three quarterback sacks.
For the season, Chick has 18 defensive tackles, six tackles for loss, one forced fumble, and a league leading nine quarterback sacks. This is the fourth time in five CFL seasons that Chick has picked up Defensive Player of the Week and second time this season.
Messam was named Canadian Player of the Week after an equally impressive week seven performance. The 29-year-old Toronto native powered his way to 126 yards on 19 carries as the Rider offence stuck to the ground attack.
The five year CFL veteran boosted his season totals 140 yards on 26 carries in four games since joining the Riders. It is the seventh time in his career Messam has picked up Player of the Week honours.
It is the fifth and sixth time this season that a Rider has earned Player of the Week honours after Ricky Foley (twice), John Chick (twice), Sam Hurl and Jerome Messam have all been recognized.
It was impossible for the selection committee to ignore either one of them.
Good future ahead as a Rider for Jerome Messam!
Hope Jerome took the big guys on his o-line out for some burgers!
No surprise-they Earned the Award!!
Who else thinks we need to see a TON of double back sets? How can you gameplan for such two polar opposite backs?
Funny that Willy is such a Chick magnet
"Hope Jerome took the big guys on his o-line out for some burgers!"
Haha that's funny. Hopefully, if the o-line gets taken out for burgers, the food actually gets paid for this year!
The Hogs can buy their own grub, after all Messam makes them look better too. As it is, those guys are making some of the better coin on the team and it's been awhile since #33's had a decent cheque in his hands.
After watching TO run against Wpg D last night it tempers our run success a bit. (Just a bit) Etch has some homework to do I think.