STEVIE BAGGS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Saskatchewan Roughriders Stevie Baggs reacts to winning his CFL football game against the Calgary Stampeders in Calgary August 1, 2009.
Photograph by: Todd Korol, Reuters

REGINA — Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive end Stevie Baggs was a unanimous selection as the CFL's defensive player-of-the-week when the selections were announced Tuesday.

Baggs had 10 tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble in Friday's 34-25 loss to the host Montreal Alouettes. He leads the CFL with seven quarterback sacks and is tied for the league lead in forced fumbles with three.
It's the second time this season that Baggs has been named the defensive player-of-the-week. He also won the award in Week 1 after Saskatchewan beat the B.C. Lions 28-24.

Two Alouettes also were unanimous selections as players-of-the-week for their efforts in Friday's game.
Larry Taylor earned special-team honours after returning four punts for 74 yards, including a 68-yarder for a touchdown, and a kickoff 51 yards to help set up another Montreal major.

Safety Matthieu Proulx was the top Canadian after he had three tackles, two interceptions and one special-teams tackle.

The offensive player-of-the-week also was a unanimous selection.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back Fred Reid set a club record with 260 yards rushing and scored two touchdowns in the Bombers' 37-10 destruction of B.C. on Friday.

Reid leads the league in rushing with 795 yards, 160 more than the second-place man, Montreal's Avon Cobourne.

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