{"id":474214,"date":"2026-02-14T09:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T09:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/474214\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T09:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T09:39:10","slug":"between-the-lines-saskatchewan-roughriders-samuel-emilus-hug-heard-across-rider-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/474214\/","title":{"rendered":"Between The Lines: Saskatchewan Roughriders Samuel Emilus\u2019 hug heard across Rider Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Love is in the air this Valentine&#8217;s weekend. It&#8217;s an opportunity to show our affection for one another. Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Samuel Emilus isn&#8217;t shy when it comes to public displays of affection.<\/p>\n<p>Love is in the air this Valentine\u2019s weekend. It\u2019s an opportunity to show our affection for one another.<\/p>\n<p>Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Samuel Emilus isn\u2019t shy when it comes to public displays of affection.<\/p>\n<p>For example, he hugged an official when Tommy Nield caught the game-winning touchdown pass in the West Final.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">TREVOR HARRIS TO TOMMY NIELD FOR THE GO AHEAD SCORE WITH 11 SECONDS TO GO!<\/p>\n<p>MOSAIC IS SHAKING!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f: Western Final LIVE NOW<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6: TSN, RDS<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf0e: CFL+<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GCPlayoffs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#GCPlayoffs<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sskroughriders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@sskroughriders<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UyChTZkLCn\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/UyChTZkLCn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2014 CFL (@CFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFL\/status\/1987346324552130656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That was definitely me\u2014a couple of things. Emotion and tension were high. When Tommy finally scored the game-winning touchdown, as I&#8217;m making my way over there to celebrate with Tommy and give him a hug, I&#8217;m kind of tired, one. And two, the ref is in my way, and I&#8217;m like, might as well just hug him instead of hugging Tommy, who was 20 yards down the field from me. So that&#8217;s really what happened. It was nothing malicious. But I guess it was a funny moment. And yeah, I remember this forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old Emilus admits he is a hugger.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes, that&#8217;s a natural thing. Me and Yoshi started that thing this year. But Yoshi, he&#8217;s taking it way too far. He&#8217;s going to be jumping on you like he&#8217;s 6-foot-7, 350 pounds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Emilus, who is known for his physical play away from the ball, may not be the first candidate for a hug.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s funny you said this. Coach texted me this morning and showed Kian Schaffer-Baker and me a clip of players blocking downfield. And he was just telling Schaffer and me that&#8217;s really what he loved the most about us. That&#8217;s in my DNA. I like seeing my teammates&#8217; success more than I see mine. And if he means blocking downfield for them so they can get more yards, it&#8217;s just what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can see the love at SportsCage.com.<\/p>\n<p>AND that\u2019s between the lines for Sheppard Realty in Regina. Specializing in farm and ranch real estate in Saskatchewan. Call Harry, Justin or Devan at 352-1866.<\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Love is in the air this Valentine&#8217;s weekend. 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