Photo courtesy: Saskatchewan Roughriders.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have released Canadian kicker Campbell Fair, per the Canadian Football League’s transactions wire.
The 25-year-old Fair signed with the Riders in late August. He made his Green and White debut in Week 18 and missed two extra points, including one well wide right, in the team’s 20-13 victory in the nation’s capital. Fellow national Brett Lauther came back in Week 19 and made all five field goals he attempted in a 27-19 win over Toronto.
Fair attended training camp with the Edmonton Elks earlier this year but didn’t make the team’s final roster. The Oakville, Ont. remained a free agent until the Roughriders came calling.
The six-foot, 180-pound kicker was originally selected in the sixth round, 51st overall by the Calgary Stampeders in the 2023 CFL Draft. He had a stint on Saskatchewan’s practice roster later that same year but didn’t see any regular-season action. Fair was on Edmonton’s practice roster in 2024.
The University of Ottawa product made 48-of-68 career field goal attempts (70.6 percent) and punted 98 times for a 37.7-yard average at the collegiate level. He was named a second-team OUA all-star in 2022.
Lauther and American rookie Michael Hughes remain on the Riders roster at the kicker position. Saskatchewan has clinched the West Division regular season title and host the West Final on Saturday, November 8.
