After surviving the first round of Riders preseason cuts, Yorkton's Jordan Matechuk could not crack the Riders opening day roster, being cut by Corey Chamblin after their home loss to the Calgary Stampeders to close out their preseason campaign.
Matechuk will stay on with the Riders as a practice squad player, but will now have to deal with the massive paycut that CFL practice roster players all have to deal with in an attempt to fill in if the Riders need depth on special teams or if their regular longsnapper doesn't pan out.
Saskatchewan will open the 2013 CFL season on the road this week against the Edmonton Eskimos, who they beat during the preseason at Commonwealth Stadium. The Roughriders first home game of 2013 will be on Friday Night Football as they pay host to their rivals in the Calgary Stampeders who eliminated them from the playoffs in the dying moments of the fourth quarter last season.
