Saskatchewan Roughriders

Josiah St. John sends Rider fans into Twitter tizzy

by
Justin Dunk
June 4, 2016

On Thursday afternoon, 3DownNation reported that 2016 No. 1 overall draft pick, offensive lineman Josiah St. John asked for a trade from the Riders.

Lots of Roughrider fans took to Twitter and shared how they felt about the six-foot-six, 309-pounder expressing the desire to want out of Saskatchewan. There were so many tweets about St. John that his name was trending in Canada.

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Josiah St. John is trending in Canada. Bless you, #Riderville.#Riders #CFL @JDunk12 @3DownNation

— Drew Edwards (@scratchingpost) June 2, 2016

Josiah St. John is trending…. Wants too much money from #riders without even playing a down #proveyourself

— Eric Schick (@11Schick) June 3, 2016

That’s the power of Riderville.

Justin Dunk

Football insider, reporter and analyst.

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