{"id":622618,"date":"2026-04-23T05:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T05:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/622618\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T05:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T05:11:09","slug":"tsn-insider-farhan-lalji-believes-ajou-ajous-cfl-future-not-finished-yet-620-ckrm-the-voice-of-saskatchewan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/622618\/","title":{"rendered":"TSN insider Farhan Lalji believes Ajou Ajou\u2019s CFL future not finished yet | 620 CKRM – The Voice of Saskatchewan"},"content":{"rendered":"

TSN insider Farhan Lalji doesn\u2019t believe the door is closed on Ajou Ajou\u2019s professional football career, even after a suspension and his release<\/a> from the Saskatchewan Roughriders.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the SportsCage, Lalji said while the situation is serious and disappointing, he expects the talented receiver will eventually get another opportunity in the Canadian Football League.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think his career is over,\u201d Lalji said.<\/p>\n

Ajou was released by Saskatchewan last week following a league investigation that found he violated the CFL\u2019s gender-based violence and harassment policy. The league handed down a suspension that will keep him out for two\u00a0pre-season and at least the first six games of the regular season.<\/p>\n

While Roughriders’ general manager Jeremy O\u2019Day made it clear Ajou will not return to the organization, the CFL left the door open for a future comeback contingent on counselling, evaluation, and a meeting with commissioner Stewart Johnson. That pathway back is a key reason Lalji believes Ajou\u2019s career isn\u2019t finished.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe punishment, there\u2019s an entry point back in,\u201d Lalji explained, noting the process includes counselling and demonstrating remorse.<\/p>\n

Lalji also pointed out that, based on his understanding, the incident did not involve a physical altercation, something he believes will factor into how teams evaluate Ajou moving forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think once that happens, I think he will get another opportunity to play again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In fact, Lalji suggested that opportunity could come sooner than many expect.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would not be surprised if Ajou got signed by somebody and was back on the field before the end of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

That timeline would depend heavily on how Ajou handles the league-mandated conditions, including counselling and demonstrating accountability. Lalji also compared the situation to other recent CFL cases, noting Ajou does not carry the same history as some players who have faced longer absences.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s some talent there, once he shows that level of contrition, remorse, rehabilitation, I do see a scenario where he\u2019s back this year,\u201d Lalji said.<\/p>\n

Ajou, who played college football at Clemson, South Florida, and Garden City, showed flashes of potential during his time in Saskatchewan, recording 42 receptions for 519 yards and two touchdowns over two seasons. Ajou also caught the eye of the NFL\u2019s Indianapolis Colts and was invited to their 2025 training camp.<\/p>\n

For now, his future remains uncertain, but if Lalji\u2019s read on the situation proves accurate, the 25-year-old\u2019s CFL story may not be over just yet.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TSN insider Farhan Lalji doesn\u2019t believe the door is closed on Ajou Ajou\u2019s professional football career, even after…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":287007,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[224145,224143,49,48,521,522,520,224144,4398,224142,1893,4397,4402,4401,4400,4399,82,4403],"class_list":{"0":"post-622618","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cfl","8":"tag-100-year-celebration","9":"tag-620-ckrm","10":"tag-ca","11":"tag-canada","12":"tag-canadian-football-league","13":"tag-canadianfootballleague","14":"tag-cfl","15":"tag-ckrm","16":"tag-country-music","17":"tag-countrys-greatest-hits","18":"tag-radio","19":"tag-regina-news","20":"tag-reigna-pats","21":"tag-rider-radio","22":"tag-saskatchewan-roughriders","23":"tag-saskatchewan-sports","24":"tag-sports","25":"tag-sportscage"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622618","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=622618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622618\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/287007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=622618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=622618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=622618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}