
Roughriders linebacker Derrick Moncrief has two reasons to smile
REGINA — When Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Derrick Moncrief tried to spin out of a tackle and slammed to the ground, he says it felt like he “broke every bone in his shoulder.”
Six weeks later, he’ll be back in the starting lineup for the Roughriders (7-4) when they host the Ottawa Redblacks (6-5) on Saturday.
“I’m very excited. It feels like the first game of my career, for real, just so many setbacks and things like that. I feel ready,” Moncrief said.
On July 19 in Hamilton, Moncrief says the Tiger-Cats ran a screen play and he was caught from the right, tried to spin out of it, but fell to the ground and ended up with a joint sprain in his shoulder.