Riders Sign Offensive Lineman Derek Dennis
February 14, 2017 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Saskatchewan Roughriders News Release
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed international offensive lineman Derek Dennis .
Dennis (6'3 - 341) joins the Riders after playing 23 regular season games with the Calgary Stampeders over the previous two seasons. Last year, the 28-year-old Queens, New York native started all 18 games, the West Final and Grey Cup for the Stamps and was named the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman and a CFL All-Star.
Before joining the Stampeders in September, 2015, the Temple University product spent time with the Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins.
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