Saskatchewan Roughriders sign Kian Schaffer-Baker to contract extension

The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed Canadian receiver Kian Schaffer-Baker to a two-year contract extension via the 2025 season on Wednesday.

Schaffer-Baker, of Mississauga, Ont., broke out as a sophomore final season with career-highs in receptions (68), receiving yards (960) and touchdowns (5). He ranked second amongst all Canadian wideouts in receiving yards.

The six-foot-four, 205-pound Schaffer-Baker additionally ranked eleventh within the CFL with 412 yards gained after catch.

The 24-year-old was Saskatchewan’s nominee for Most Excellent Canadian in 2022, one yr after incomes a nomination because the staff’s Most Excellent Rookie.

The Roughriders need to bounce again in 2023 after lacking the playoffs final season with a 6-12 document.

This report by The Canadian Press was first printed April 12, 2023.

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