14, has only good things to say about his time with Calgary. Messam, who signed with the Riders on Feb. Try refreshing your browser, or tap here to see other videos from our team.Ĭalgary decided to go in a different direction after last season and allowed Messam to become a free agent. Messam remained with Calgary for the 20 seasons, extending his streak of 1,000-yard rushing seasons to three. 14, 2015 for placekicker Tyler Crapigna and a swap of draft picks. The Riders traded Messam to the Stampeders on Oct. “It will take on meaning when we play them in the regular season (July 28 at Mosaic Stadium).’’ “It doesn’t have any meaning at all because it’s pre-season,’’ Hughes said. However, he doesn’t attach any special significance to his first game of any description against his former team. Hughes told reporters at the time that he was stunned to be traded after 10 seasons with Calgary. 6, Calgary traded Hughes and a fourth-round selection in the 2018 CFL draft to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for fourth-round picks in 20.Ī few hours later, the Tiger-Cats sent Hughes to the Riders for backup quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. He shared in Grey Cup victories with Calgary in 20. Hughes broke into the CFL with Calgary in 2008. “It will be fun to go out there and play against those guys.” “I’m just excited to get my feet wet because I didn’t play in the first pre-season game,’’ Messam said. The two veterans didn’t dress for the Riders’ 35-12 pre-season loss to the Edmonton Eskimos on May 27. Hughes and Messam will both have an opportunity for contact in a game situation when the Riders play host to the Stampeders on Friday in pre-season action. “I usually have to wait for that to happen until I play in my first game.” “I found it fun because I was able to get my first hit of the pre-season out of the way,’’ Hughes said. It was also a collision between two large men - Hughes is 6-foot-1 and 246 pounds while Messam is 6-foot-3 and 230 pounds. The thud was a lot harder than I thought it was and that’s the reason why I don’t like to hit in practice.’’ “It’s just something that happens in football,’’ Hughes said of the collision with Messam. Photo by Michelle Berg / Saskatoon StarPhoenix Charleston Hughes chats with a teammate during the Riders’ training camp.
The tackle was the hardest hit of training camp, which opened May 20 and wrapped up Wednesday. Everyone asked if it was a Calgary thing, but it wasn’t.” I was running high and it was just a bad collision. “He said that he was off-balance and he couldn’t hold up and I wasn’t expecting him to hit me. “I didn’t see him coming,’’ Messam said of his former Calgary Stampeders teammate.
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