CFL NOTEBOOK: RIDERS BRING BACK DUKE WILLIAMS, AND MORE

REGINA – The Saskatchewan Roughriders have locked up American receiver D’haquille Williams ahead of CFL free agency.

The club announced Saturday it has signed the 28-year-old Williams to a contract extension.

Williams played four regular-season games for Saskatchewan in 2021, hauling in 17 receptions for 285 yards and one touchdown.

The six-foot-three, 225-pound receiver also started for the Riders in the Western Conference semifinal and Western Conference final, tallying nine receptions for 163 yards and a touchdown.

Williams played his first two CFL seasons in Edmonton, starting in 2017, and was named a CFL all-star in 2018 after recording 88 receptions for 1,579 yards and 11 touchdowns in 18 regular-season games.

Williams, who hails from Los Angeles, Cali., signed with the Buffalo Bills in 2019 and played five regular-season games, notching 12 receptions for 166 yards and a touchdown.

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EDMONTON – The Edmonton Elks have locked up a veteran piece of their receiving corps and signed four new faces.

The club announced Saturday that is has signed an extension with 30-year-old American wide receiver Derel Walker.

Walker played in 11 regular-season games for the Elks in 2021, tallying 44 receptions for 531 yards.

The Texas A&M alum has played six seasons in the CFL, including one for the Toronto Argonauts, racking up 5,779 career receiving yards and 32 touchdowns. He won a Grey Cup with Edmonton in 2015 and was named the league’s most outstanding rookie the same year.

(CP)