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"The thing with the playoffs is every play gets amplified," said Huskies head coach Scott Flory.
With quarterback injuries mounting for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the CFL team has traded for another arm.
On Sunday, the Riders sent global punter Kaare Vedvik to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in exchange for pivot Antonio Pipkin.
Saskatchewan already lost Trevor Harris for the long term due to a knee injury and Mason Fine suffered a leg injury in the Riders’ 41-12 loss to the Montreal Alouettes on Friday. Jake Dolegala and Shea Patterson were the only other two quarterbacks Saskatchewan had on the roster, with Patterson limited in practice due to a knee injury.
Pipkin signed with Hamilton in July and dressed for two games. This season, Pipkin has yet to throw a pass.
The pivot can provide some help for the Riders’ recent short-yardage struggles as the 6-foot-3, 225-pounder has rushed for 586 yards and 21 touchdowns in his CFL career.
The 28-year-old comes to Saskatchewan with five seasons of CFL experience, previously spending time with the Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts, Edmonton Elks and B.C. Lions.
In his career, the Gary, Ind., product has thrown for 1,846 yards, with 10 interceptions and six touchdowns.
Vedvik joined the Riders in 2021 and averaged 44.8 yards per punt in two seasons. The Norwegian was supplanted as the Riders’ starter by Adam Korsak.