{"id":405419,"date":"2026-01-12T22:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T22:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/405419\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T22:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T22:42:09","slug":"saskatchewan-roughriders-re-sign-star-defensive-back-tevaughn-campbell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/405419\/","title":{"rendered":"Saskatchewan Roughriders re-sign star defensive back Tevaughn Campbell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Saskatchewan\u00a0Roughriders\u00a0have signed\u00a0star\u00a0Canadian\u00a0defensive\u00a0back\u00a0Tevaughn\u00a0Campbell\u00a0and American linebacker Jameer Thurman to one-year contract extensions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Campbell\u2019s contract is for the 2026 season, while Thurman is now signed through 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Both players earned All-CFL honours last season while helping the\u00a0Roughriders\u00a0to a Grey Cup title.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old\u00a0Campbell, finished last season tied for the league lead with six interceptions despite playing only 13 regular-season games.<\/p>\n<p>He led the league in interception-return yards (205), the second-best total in\u00a0Roughriders\u00a0history. He tied a franchise record with a 112-yard interception return in a 34-30 win over Winnipeg on Aug. 31.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet daily National news<\/p>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<p>Campbell\u00a0was selected by the Calgary Stampeders in the third round, 22nd overall, of the 2015 CFL draft.<\/p>\n<p>He has appeared in 42 career CFL games with three teams, recording 53\u00a0defensive\u00a0tackles, nine special teams tackles, one sack, two forced fumbles, four interceptions and scored three\u00a0defensive\u00a0touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>He spent six seasons in the NFL with the New York Jets, the Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas and Jacksonville before returning to the CFL in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11609214\/golden-globes-ice-protest-be-good-pin-mark-ruffalo-trump\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark-ruffalo-donald-trump-ICE.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tMark Ruffalo protests ICE, calls Trump \u2018worst human being\u2019 at Golden Globes\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11609231\/health-canada-glp-1-pill-rybelsus\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768257729_41_RYBELSUS.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tHealth Canada approves 1st GLP-1 daily pill. Here\u2019s who can take it\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old Thurman, from Chicago, ranked sixth in the league with 86\u00a0defensive\u00a0tackles, tied for eighth with 100 total\u00a0defensive\u00a0plays and registered three interceptions, three sacks, three pass knockdowns, two tackles for loss, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.<\/p>\n<p>He had a game-high 11 tackles in Saskatchewan\u2019s 25-17 win over Montreal in the Grey Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Thurman, who also won a Grey Cup with Calgary in 2018, has 529\u00a0defensive\u00a0tackles, 15 sacks and 13 interceptions in 117 career CFL games with the Stampeders, Hamilton and\u00a0Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The\u00a0Saskatchewan\u00a0Roughriders\u00a0have signed\u00a0star\u00a0Canadian\u00a0defensive\u00a0back\u00a0Tevaughn\u00a0Campbell\u00a0and American linebacker Jameer Thurman to one-year contract extensions. 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