Tuesday, March 10, 2009

RIDERS SIGN TWO ON THE DEFENSE

RIDERS ADD TWO ON DEFENCESaskatchewan Roughrider head coach Ken Miller announced today they have signed import defensive end A.J. Raebel and import defensive tackle David Patterson.

Financial details of the contracts were not released.Raebel (6’5” – 245 lbs) spent four seasons at the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater where he finished as the school’s all time career defence leader with 193 solo tackles. He also rallied for 15 quarterback sacks and 41 tackles for a loss in his time at Wisconsin-Whitewater. The Cary Grove, IL product led the team to a 2007 national championship with 111 tackles including 61 solo tackles. In 2008, Raebel signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Vikings.

Patterson (6’2” – 280 lbs) was a two year starter at Ohio State where he accumulated 50 tackles, 14 tackles for a loss and eight quarterback sacks. He was an all-conference performer in his senior season. The Warrensville Heights, OH product signed with the Atlanta Falcons where he spent the 2007 season on the team’s injured reserve list with a foot injury.

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