Saskatchewan Roughriders

Riders’ top draft pick tweets apparent retirement

by
John Hodge
September 30, 2017

The second overall pick of this year’s CFL draft has tweeted an ominous message about his future.

Cameron Judge, a late qualifier for the draft, has announced he is “stepping away” from football to focus on an “off the field opportunity.”

https://twitter.com/CameronJudge/status/914314465654464512

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Judge appeared in the Riders’ first three games of the season, recording four special teams tackles. An athletic phenom, Judge was seen as a potentially ratio-breaking weak-side linebacker in the making.

It now appears his CFL career might be over.

Or not.

https://twitter.com/CameronJudge/status/914341436660752384

https://twitter.com/CameronJudge/status/914346887662018560

https://twitter.com/CameronJudge/status/914347067354472450

John Hodge

John Hodge is a longtime Canadian football reporter, insider, and podcaster for 3DownNation. Based in Winnipeg, Hodge is also a freelance television and radio broadcaster and curling reporter for Rock Channel.