With apologies to country legend Hank Snow, he may have been everywhere, but new Saskatchewan Roughriders long-snapper Mike Benson might have him beat.<\/p>\n
With apologies to country legend Hank Snow, he may have been everywhere, but new Saskatchewan Roughriders long-snapper Mike Benson might have him beat.<\/p>\n
When Benson signed with the Riders this week, it marked the seventh CFL team of his career. At this point, the Winnipeg native jokes it\u2019s easier to list where he hasn\u2019t played.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, the Mike Benson around the world trip is almost complete,\u201d Benson joked. \u201cI had a few guys ask where were you before this, and I’m like, well it’s easier to tell you where I haven’t been.\u201d<\/p>\n
The veteran specialist said despite the stops across the league, his first impressions in Saskatchewan have been positive.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s nice to be here. It\u2019s a beautiful stadium. Everyone\u2019s been welcoming so far. I\u2019m excited to get going.\u201d<\/p>\n
The only CFL stops Benson hasn\u2019t made are Calgary and Hamilton. His arrival with the Riders came together quickly. Benson said he got the call and made the decision to drive to Saskatchewan rather than fly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey asked if I wanted to fly or drive, and I chose to drive just so I can have the truck here. I had about five and a half hours to myself to game plan, get back in the mindset and get some assurances in.\u201d<\/p>\n
For a player entering his 13th CFL season, Benson said adapting to a new team isn\u2019t nearly as difficult as people might think.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know what, football, especially in Canada, all the rules are finite and everything\u2019s staying the same,\u201d Benson said. \u201cNothing changes. I still throw the ball between my legs, and someone has to kick it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now settled in Green and White, Benson says the transition has been smooth thanks to familiar faces and a professional environment.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese guys operate absolutely as professional as possible, and it\u2019s been a great few hours of experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
Benson and the Roughriders visit Calgary to take on the Stampeders on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With apologies to country legend Hank Snow, he may have been everywhere, but new Saskatchewan Roughriders long-snapper Mike…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":621736,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-745838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/745838","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=745838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/745838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/621736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=745838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=745838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=745838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}