Every game, don\u2019t miss Barney Shynkaruk\u2019s Behind the Facemask \u2014 a closer look at your favourite Saskatchewan Roughriders.<\/p>\n
This week: Roughriders defensive back Jaxon Ford.<\/p>\n
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Barney Shynkaruk:
All right, it\u2019s Behind the Facemask this week with Regina\u2019s own Jaxon Ford.<\/p>\n
The Queen City Ex is happening right next door, so I\u2019ve got to ask \u2014 what\u2019s your go-to ride?<\/p>\n
Jaxon Ford:
Honestly?<\/p>\n
I like the Wild Mouse. That one\u2019s always fun.<\/p>\n
The Zipper is great too, even though it\u2019s pretty scary.<\/p>\n
And the Polar Express. You can\u2019t go wrong with that one.<\/p>\n
Barney:
If you could head over there right now, what\u2019s the first thing you\u2019re eating?<\/p>\n
Jaxon:
Mini donuts.<\/p>\n
Come on, man.<\/p>\n
They\u2019ve got so many different flavours now. I heard they even have a Cookies and Cream one this year.<\/p>\n
Barney:
Do you remember your very first football game as a kid?<\/p>\n
RMF?<\/p>\n
Jaxon:
Yeah, for sure.<\/p>\n
I played for the Cats.<\/p>\n
I was the field corner because I couldn\u2019t tackle and I wasn\u2019t very athletic.<\/p>\n
Barney:
Do you remember who your coach was?<\/p>\n
Jaxon:
Honestly\u2026 I couldn\u2019t tell you.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s a tough one.<\/p>\n
Barney:
Let’s go to Campbell Collegiate.<\/p>\n
Were you guys any good?<\/p>\n
Jaxon:
We were deadly.<\/p>\n
Absolutely deadly.<\/p>\n
In Grade 12, we won the provincial championship.<\/p>\n
Barney:
Did you ever get recruited by friends to go to LeBoldus or Miller, or were you trying to get them to come to Campbell?<\/p>\n
Jaxon:
Actually, I went to Connaught School, so my feeder school was Sheldon.<\/p>\n
I was supposed to go there.<\/p>\n
The only way I got into Campbell was by using my grandparents’ address in the south end.<\/p>\n
I ended up being the only kid from my school to go to Campbell.<\/p>\n
I didn’t know anybody my first year.<\/p>\n
I actually got cut from the football team in Grade 9.<\/p>\n
I went back, played RMF, came back in Grade 10, made the team, and the rest is history.<\/p>\n
Barney:
What other sports did you play?<\/p>\n
Jaxon:
Pretty much everything.<\/p>\n
Lacrosse.<\/p>\n
A little soccer when I was younger.<\/p>\n
Hockey.<\/p>\n
Baseball.<\/p>\n
I think the more sports you play, the more athletic you become.<\/p>\n
Barney:
If football wasn’t your path, what sport would you have pursued?<\/p>\n
Jaxon:
Probably baseball.<\/p>\n
Barney:
What about a career outside of sports?<\/p>\n
Jaxon:
I’d probably be an accountant.<\/p>\n
Barney:
Let’s say the coaches tell you you’re playing three snaps on offence this week.<\/p>\n
What position are you choosing?<\/p>\n
Jaxon:
Wide receiver or running back.<\/p>\n
I’d be good with either one.<\/p>\n
Line me up in a four-by-one set and throw me a fade.<\/p>\n
I don’t think they’d expect that.<\/p>\n
Maybe even a sluggo route.<\/p>\n
Barney:
Do you remember the 2007 Grey Cup?<\/p>\n
You would’ve been about seven years old.<\/p>\n
Jaxon:
I don’t really remember that one.<\/p>\n
I remember the 2022 Grey Cup against Hamilton.<\/p>\n
I was watching it here.<\/p>\n
That was awesome.<\/p>\n
Afterward, everyone was out celebrating in the streets.<\/p>\n
It was a fun night.<\/p>\n
Barney:
Favourite football movie?<\/p>\n
Jaxon:
That’s a tough one.<\/p>\n
There are a lot of good ones.<\/p>\n
I’d probably go with Friday Night Lights.<\/p>\n
Barney:
If you could intercept one legendary quarterback, CFL or NFL, who would it be?<\/p>\n
Jaxon:
CFL \u2014 Anthony Calvillo.<\/p>\n
NFL \u2014 Josh Allen.<\/p>\n
That would be pretty cool.<\/p>\n
Barney:
Western Pizza is a big supporter of the SportsCage and the Roughriders.<\/p>\n
What’s your order?<\/p>\n
Jaxon:
Big pepperoni and cheese pizza.<\/p>\n
And you’ve got to get the BLT.<\/p>\n
Barney:
What was your first car?<\/p>\n
Jaxon:
A Fiat 500.<\/p>\n
Believe it or not.<\/p>\n
Barney:
First job?<\/p>\n
Jaxon:
Baseball umpire.<\/p>\n
That was a fun one.<\/p>\n
A tough one, but fun.<\/p>\n
Barney:
Last one.<\/p>\n
You can only choose one.<\/p>\n
A roof on Mosaic Stadium or an overpass on Ring Road?<\/p>\n
Jaxon:
I don’t mind the open roof here.<\/p>\n
I’d take the overpass.<\/p>\n
Barney:
Jaxon Ford, thanks for doing this.<\/p>\n
Jaxon:
That was awesome.<\/p>\n
Thanks for having me.<\/p>\n
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