{"id":675233,"date":"2026-05-17T09:20:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T09:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/675233\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T09:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T09:20:15","slug":"davis-upcoming-birthday-puts-saskatchewan-roughriders-qb-trevor-harris-into-new-age-bracket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/675233\/","title":{"rendered":"Davis: Upcoming birthday puts Saskatchewan Roughriders QB Trevor Harris into new age bracket"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>KAYLE NEIS \/Regina Leader-Post. Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris (7) warms up before the Labour Day Classic at Regina’s Mosaic Stadium on August 31, 2025. <\/p>\n

Darrell Davis, Regina Leader-Post<\/p>\n

Every day at Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp<\/a> brings quarterback Trevor Harris closer to a major milestone.<\/p>\n

His 40th birthday.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, yeah,\u201d said Harris, chuckling a little when asked about his upcoming birthday, following the CFL team\u2019s first full-squad workout Sunday at Saskatoon\u2019s Griffiths Stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got a few weeks still, so I don\u2019t want to age myself yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harris turns 40 on May 31. When the Roughriders open their regular season June 13 against the visiting B.C. Lions, he\u2019s expected to be the league\u2019s oldest starting quarterback. Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros is next at 37.<\/p>\n

Harris is the oldest player on Saskatchewan\u2019s roster, but only by four months because during the off-season the Roughriders signed 39-year-old long snapper Aaron Crawford, who could make the squad as a replacement for recent retiree Jorgen Hus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Next on Saskatchewan\u2019s old guys list are 33-year-olds Mike Rose, a defensive lineman, and fullback Albert Awachie.<\/p>\n

In the real world, 40-year-olds are considered as \u201cmiddle age\u201d with all the potential turmoil of facing a \u201cmidlife crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s not crush him yet,\u201d said Roughriders head coach Corey Mace. \u201cJoking!<\/p>\n

\u201cLook, if you tell me there\u2019s anything different between the 39-year-old to the 40, I\u2019d want to know because he just looks like Trevor Harris to me, man. How he operates day in, day out, whether we\u2019re in season or off season, he\u2019s a 100 per cent football man. And it shows.\u201d<\/p>\n

In football, 40 is pretty old.<\/p>\n

Football players in their 40s are the exception in a sport where careers start in their mid-20s and last an average of approximately three years, according to the CFL Alumni Association.<\/p>\n

Quarterback Tom Brady won two Super Bowls (out of his seven NFL championships) after he turned 40.<\/p>\n

In the CFL, quarterback Damon Allen was 41 when he led the Toronto Argonauts to the 2004 Grey Cup. Henry Burris was also 41 when quarterbacking the Ottawa Redblacks to the 2016 Grey Cup, taking over midseason as the starter from then-30-year-old Harris.<\/p>\n

That was Harris\u2019 second Grey Cup as a non-starter, having been a third-string CFL rookie behind Ricky Ray on the 2012 Argonauts.<\/p>\n

Since joining the Roughriders in 2023, Harris has been the undisputed starter, proving last season to himself and his detractors that he could lead a CFL championship team<\/a>. Harris missed only one regular-season game last year \u2014 after beginning his Riders career with two injury-plagued campaigns \u2014 and was named the 2025 Grey Cup MVP after completing 23 of 27 passes for 302 yards in a 25-17 victory over the Montreal Alouettes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just wanna be the best version of myself,\u201d said Harris. \u201cThose guys are obviously in a league of their own. The fact that I\u2019m getting to play in my 40s is, you know, I\u2019m just grateful with my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. It\u2019s awesome that He\u2019s blessed me with health and the work ethic and everything that I\u2019ve been able to do to kind of get to this moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI honestly believe my best football is right here in front of me. We\u2019ve got the offensive co-ordinator (Marc Mueller), the personnel and the people to do it. And so I think it\u2019s time to raise the bar even higher.\u201d<\/p>\n

For a few weeks following the Grey Cup victory, as he participated in province-wide celebrations alongside teammates and the trophy, Harris wondered if he was going to play again in 2026<\/a>. A man of faith, Harris also spoke with his family and the Roughriders before deciding he would like to pursue something that has never been done by this franchise \u2014 win back-to-back championships.<\/p>\n

So he\u2019s back for another season, happy to be working again with Mueller and Mace, nearly ready to reveal the inspirational team mantra he likes to formulate every year and put onto a wristband. Maybe it should be: \u201c40 is the new 30.\u201d<\/p>\n

That didn\u2019t pass his muster after Day 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll talk about it afterwards, after we pass out all the wristbands to the team,\u201d said Harris, before raving again about his head coach. \u201cHe\u2019s a tremendous leader and I\u2019m just grateful to be under his tutelage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mace just turned 40 in December.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was traumatic,\u201d said Mace, a third-year head coach, laughing heartily. \u201cThe players told me today I\u2019m officially an \u2018unc.\u2019 You know, I\u2019m not young anymore so I can\u2019t say it anymore. I\u2019m loving it though.\u201d<\/p>\n

Good luck understanding football logic, where 40 is old for a head coach but not so much for a starting quarterback.<\/p>\n

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