The Canadian Press
REGINA — Former Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Jordan Williams-Lambert is back on the Riders roster but it is unsure whether his return to Riderville will indeed come to fruition.
Williams-Lambert was released by the Chicago Bears this week and as part of his Memorandum of Agreement with the Riders, the CFL and the CFLPA when he was granted his release from Saskatchewan was that his previous contract set for 2019 would automatically kick in should he be released from the Bears.
As a result, Williams-Lambert’s CFL rights revert back to the Riders.
The 25-year-old spent the entirety of the 2018 campaign with the Riders. He finished with 764 yards and four touchdowns on 62 receptions en route to being named the West Division’s Most Outstanding Rookie.
The Ball State graduate signed with the New Orleans Saints after going undrafted in 2016. He’d spend that season on the practice roster but be waived by the Saints in 2017. After filing a grievance that allowed him to try out for an NFL team, the Chicago native opted to sign with his hometown Bears this past off-season. He’d make it all the way to the final wave of cuts, but the team released him on Aug. 31.
The Riders will look to for the Banjo Bowl against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sept. 7. Kick-off is slated for 4:00 p.m. ET.
