Saskatchewan Roughriders sign American OL Trevon Tate

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American offensive lineman Trevon Tate, per sources.

The 28-year-old Channelview, Tenn. native signed with the Calgary Stampeders this past off-season and started at right tackle.

The University of Memphis product signed with the Toronto Argonauts in 2021, though he played with the Ottawa Redblacks as a pandemic emergency relief player. After reverting to the Double Blue, he started 18 games for the team over three seasons.

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The six-foot-four, 295-pound blocker signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted NFL free agent in 2019 but was released that same month, immediately heading to the CFL with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats where he dressed for one game. In four CFL seasons, he has appeared in 23 contests, starting all of them.

In a corresponding move, the team released quarterback Eric Barriere. The six-foot-one, 210-pound passer played at Eastern Washington University from 2016 to 2021, suiting up in 51 career games. He was twice named the Big Sky Conference’s Offensive Player of the Year and took home the Walter Payton Award as the top player in FCS football in 2021.