RIDERS ACQUIRE PIPKIN FROM TIGER-CATS
Photo: BC Lions
REGINA – The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats, both aiming to get back to .500 in the CFL standings, completed a trade Sunday.
The Roughriders (4-5) acquired American quarterback Antonio Pipkin from the Tiger-Cats (3-5) in exchange for Global punter Kaare Vedvik.
The six-foot-three, 225-pound Pipkin signed with the Tiger-Cats in July of 2023, dressing for two games. He comes to the Green and White with five seasons of CFL experience, previously spending time with the Montreal Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts, Edmonton Elks and B.C. Lions.
Pipkin most recently played in four games for the Lions in 2022, making 29 completions for 393 yards and two passing touchdowns with 43 carries for 137 yards and seven rushing touchdowns. He has amassed a total 1,846 yards passing yards and six touchdowns, while adding 128 carries for 586 yards and 21 touchdowns over his CFL career.
The 29-year-old Vedvik suited up in 22 games for the Roughriders over three seasons (2021-23), totalling 135 punts for 6,048 yards. The six-foot-three, 210-pound native of Stavanger, Norway also suited up in one game in the NFL with the New York Jets (2019) and spent time with the Minnesota Vikings (2019) and Baltimore Ravens (2018, ’19).
(Canadian Press)
They needed somebody, hope it works out.
Well said Bruce. My first thoughts were “another Michael Bishop – Reggie Slack” take your pick.
you are right, pay MB Thompson whatever he wants. Get him here!!!!! Duh!!
If their solution is to get Pipkin and the Ticats are willing to give him up for a punter, he cant be worth that much. Nice try Dickenson and ODay, if you think Pipkin will help in any way then you should be fired now, not at the end of the year, which you will be anyway.
one more beef while I am on a roll here with the Riders. How can all of the other teams easily get a 3rd and 1 first down?? The Riders try it and come up short with only 1/2 yard to get. Then on another play, Dolegala coughs it up on a third and 1. The answer is simple……..poor Oline, poor coaching. duh!!!!!
How about this for sarcasim – Mario Alfred returns a punt 107 yards to set up a 3 yard FIELD GOAL!