Rob Vanstone

Before being interviewed at Mosaic Stadium on Monday, he made a point of introducing himself to everyone in a scrum that consisted of reporters and camera operators.

Vi Jones' interception in the waning seconds of Saturday's fourth quarter sealed the Saskatchewan Roughriders' 31-27 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon.

A junior-eligible training-camp invitee and practice-roster player in 2022, Klassen parlayed that experience into a banner graduating season with the Prairie Football Conference's Regina Thunder.

He is among only four members of the Green and White who have an uninterrupted association with the team dating back to 2021 or earlier.

He caught a career-high 10 passes for the Saskatchewan Roughriders en route to being named the Most Valuable Canadian in the 2025 Grey Cup Game — a 25-17 victory over the Montreal Alouettes.

They were intertwined during Kim's sophomore season with the University of North Carolina Tar Heels football team.

For some people, a birthday shared with 80-some friends would be regarded as a party for the ages. For Thomas Perry, it was a football practice.

Try telling that to the legion of ball-carriers who have been flattened by the 5-foot-8, 180-pound Saskatchewan Roughriders cornerback since he became a CFLer in 2018.

Although CFL teams aren't obligated to declare their final roster decisions until Saturday, Corey Mace offered an early peek behind the curtain.

Three major milestones will be observed on the final day of May. • Eighty years since the Saskatchewan Roughriders name was first applied to this community-owned football team.