{"id":311803,"date":"2025-11-28T06:41:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T06:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/311803\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T06:41:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T06:41:16","slug":"pending-free-agent-receiver-dohnte-meyers-a-saskatchewan-roughrider-for-life-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/311803\/","title":{"rendered":"Pending free agent receiver Dohnte Meyers a ‘Saskatchewan Roughrider for life’ for now"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Photo: Reuben Polansky\/3DownNation. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

Saskatchewan Roughriders\u2019 receiver Dohnte Meyers will be weighing the benefits of two different types of green this offseason.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old is set to hit free agency in February and could command a substantial raise if he reaches the open market. However, he doesn\u2019t want to contemplate leaving Saskatchewan behind.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, I haven\u2019t even thought about that yet. That\u2019s something that I guess we\u2019ll deal with when I am a free agent, but for now, I\u2019m a Saskatchewan Roughrider for life,\u201d Meyers told 3DownNation earlier this month. \u201cI\u2019m where my feet are. That\u2019s something Coach Mace preaches, and that\u2019s kind of where I am right now. I\u2019ll deal with that whenever that\u2019s time to be dealt with.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meyers had a breakout season in 2025, catching 65 passes for 1,056 yards and eight touchdowns in 15 games to earn his first career West Division All-CFL selection. He continued to make an impact in the postseason, logging three receptions for 40 yards in the West Final, including one to set up the game-winning touchdown, and four catches for 76 yards in Saskatchewan\u2019s Grey Cup win.<\/p>\n

There is no questioning that the Riders would like to see the young standout return, but with 45 pending free agents, including eight receivers, needing to be re-signed<\/a>, the financial dance will be a delicate one.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be difficult to bring every one of the receivers back, just because we have a salary cap,\u201d general manager Jeremy O\u2019Day acknowledged this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll also say that two years ago, those guys, they weren\u2019t on our team. We have a responsibility to replace players. If one of our players goes to another team because they have a better financial opportunity, that\u2019s out of our control.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even if the Riders back up the Brink\u2019s truck to lock up Meyers long-term, it might not be enough. After he was largely ignored coming out of tiny Division II Delta State as a draft prospect back in 2023, the five-foot-10, 190-pound target could draw NFL interest this offseason<\/a> now that he has proven himself against professional competition.<\/p>\n

If an opportunity south of the border did present itself, the receiver admits that it would take precedence over his desire to stay in Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I guess. I wouldn\u2019t say no,\u201d Meyers shrugged. \u201cBut I\u2019m a Rider right now. My loyalty\u2019s in that green.\u201d<\/p>\n

That loyalty has been shaped by his relationship with the coaching staff, the rest of the receiving corps, and, most importantly, quarterback Trevor Harris. The 39-year-old veteran, who is currently contemplating his own future in Saskatchewan<\/a>, has served as a mentor since Meyers arrived in 2024, helping him put up 349 yards receiving in four games as a rookie before taking his game to the next level this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, I give a lot of credit to Trevor. I feel like the success I have is due to him,\u201d he said. \u201cHe took me under his wing ever since I met him, and he just kind of showed me the ropes in all aspects of what it means to be a pro. What to expect, how to push myself in season and offseason. It\u2019s been paramount to my career.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Harris is weighing whether to end his pro football journey<\/a>, Meyers must choose what the next step is in his\u00a0 \u2014 and whether the two most important shades of green will be compatible going forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo: Reuben Polansky\/3DownNation. All rights reserved. Saskatchewan Roughriders\u2019 receiver Dohnte Meyers will be weighing the benefits of two…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":311804,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-311803","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cfl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-canadian-football-league","11":"tag-canadianfootballleague","12":"tag-cfl","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}