Riders sign American DL Samuel Wright II

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American defensive lineman Samuel Wright II.

Wright (six-foot, 255 pounds) comes to the Roughriders after attending rookie minicamp with the Seattle Seahawks.

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The Georgia native played four collegiate seasons at Princeton University suiting up for 37 games as a Tiger. Over that time, he earned 107 tackles, 25.5 tackles for loss, 20 sacks, and four forced fumbles. As a senior in 2021, Wright put up career highs and led the conference in tackles for loss (13) and sacks (11.5) on route to being named First-Team All-Ivy as voted by coaches and Phil Steele First-Team All-Ivy.

The also announce that American defensive lineman Kailon Davis has been released.

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