Riders issue statement in support of players and coaches

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders issued the following statement Monday afternoon:

“Prior to Sunday’s Canadian Football League game, Saskatchewan Roughrider players chose to stand arm in arm during the national anthem as a sign of unity.

Our players and coaches stood together, side by side, locked arm in arm as teammates, as co-workers, and as friends as a sign of solidarity and in support of human equality.

As an organization, we stand alongside our players and support their individual right to freedom of speech and their beliefs.”