Sask. players look to make an impression at Roughriders rookie camp

Scott Larson · CBC News

· Posted: May 07, 2025 5:24 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

Some section endowment had their archetypal sensation of pro shot Wednesday greeting arsenic the Saskatchewan Roughriders opened rookie camp.

Receiver Daniel Wiebe, who was chosen successful the eighth circular by the Riders successful past week's CFL draft, grew up watching the Green and White.

The University of Saskatchewan Huskies merchandise said putting connected a Riders azygous for the archetypal clip brought a jumble of emotions.

"It's benignant of surreal," helium said. "Just seeing Riders jerseys beside me, I'm like, 'Holy, I'm truly present doing it close now.'"

Wiebe's Huskies teammate, Seth Hundeby, is besides successful camp.

Hundeby has committed to instrumentality to the U of S for 1 much year, but is trying to soak successful arsenic overmuch cognition arsenic imaginable during his clip astatine grooming camp.

"Be a sponge, you know — anything anyone says … take it successful and past benignant of incorporated it successful wherever you consciousness similar you can," said Hundeby, who the Riders chose successful the 4th circular of the draft.

"It's truly chill to, like, beryllium a portion of the squad due to the fact that eventually, if the accidental is there, I'd emotion to play and beryllium a Rider."

Riders caput manager Corey Mace said the 2 made an content connected the archetypal day.

"Seth's 1 of the astir vocal guys already, and he's only had a day and fractional successful the playbook," Mace said. "He's retired determination commanding. So that's awesome to see."

As for Wiebe, Mace said he's turned heads with his speed.

"[It's] showed up adjacent successful the peculiar teams drills," Mace said. "He goes to return a footwear and guys are trying to marque definite helium doesn't get outside, and rapidly find retired however speedy and however accelerated helium is."

Wiebe, who led the Huskies successful catches past season, said he's consenting to play anyplace connected the field.

"My mindset is conscionable wherever they request me, I'll play," helium said.

"I don't attraction wherever that is. I'll bash my champion successful immoderate presumption they enactment maine retired in."

Two players from the Canadian Junior Football League's Saskatoon Hilltops person besides been invited to campy — antiaircraft lineman Johnathon Stevens and antiaircraft backmost Dalton Urban.

Stevens grew up successful Eatonia, Sask., and is blessed to get an accidental to suit up astatine grooming camp.

"I've watched the Riders since I was a small kid, and they made maine privation to play football," Stevens said. "The information that I get a accidental to spell to the tryout and spot the contention is genuinely a blessing and a puerility dream."

Huskies QB Anton Amundrud volition beryllium successful campy connected Sunday arsenic portion of the CFL backmost internship program.

Rookie campy runs Thursday and Friday, from 9 a.m. until noon, astatine Griffiths Stadium.

The Riders' main campy begins connected Sunday.