RIDER NOTEBOOK

The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced today international defensive lineman Markus White and international linebacker Justin Cole have re-signed with the team. As per club policy, details of the contracts were not released.  

White (6’4 – 264) will return to the Riders for his second season after originally signing with the team in May, 2014. Before coming to Saskatchewan the Florida State product played five regular season games in the NFL between 2011 and 2012 after being selected in the 7th round (224th overall) by the Washington Redskins of the 2011 Draft.  

Last season, the 27-year-old played one regular season game with the Riders, spending the remainder of the season on the practice roster.    

Cole (6’3 – 240) will also re-join the Riders after being added to the teams practice roster in October, 2014. The San Jose State product originally signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in April, 2010. The 27-year-old went on to spend the 2011 and 2012 with the St. Louis Rams where he played 20 regular season games.

The California native has also spent time with the Oakland Raiders, Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins over his five NFL seasons.      

· The Riders also announced that international linebacker Chad Kilgore and national long snapper Kyle Jones have decided to retire from the Canadian Football League. 

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The Saskatchewan Roughriders are excited to announce that a new Rider Store location will open in the Mall at Lawson Heights in Saskatoon. The Rider Store will be the second location in Saskatoon and fifth in the province.  

The newest Rider Store will be the largest to date, featuring 3,000 square feet of Rider merchandise for the whole family. The new store is designed to make your visit a better overall shopping experience including on site jersey cresting so fans in Saskatoon can get their favourite name and number on a jersey immediately.  The new location will not only serve Saskatoon residents but will make it more accessible for fans in Northern Saskatchewan to get the best Rider gear.

The Lawson Heights store has also been built using eco-friendly galvanized slat walls that requires no paint and less maintenance, and includes LED light fixtures that are longer lasting and reduce heat and energy costs.  Because green is the colour!

The Mall at Lawson Heights is located on Primrose Drive – off Warman Road in Saskatoon’s North end.

Store hours are:

Monday – Tuesday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Wednesday – Friday 9:30 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday & Holidays 11:00 – 5:00 pm

Construction is underway and we can’t wait to show our fans the newest location.  Look for our Grand Opening Celebration in May!

And remember….

When you purchase your Rider gear at The Rider Store – Mosaic Stadium, Northgate, Grasslands, in Saskatoon at the Centre or Lawson Heights, and theriderstore.ca or from any of our stadium novelty concession stands on game day – 100% of the sales go directly to the Saskatchewan Roughriders and help us win.