Riders lead the way in CFL defensive takeways
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are the takeaway kings early in the 2024 CFL season.
After five weeks of action, the Green and White lead the CFL with their defence forcing 14 turnovers. The unit is ahead of the Montreal Alouettes by one in that category despite playing one less game than the eastern team.
“It’s just the bond that we have in each other,” said defensive back Deontai Williams. “Guys know how to play with each other. We are all guys who want to get to the ball. That’s the group they brought in.”
“In a perfect world, we would have 30 but we have 14 right now and that’s good for a defence right now. We just have to take every opportunity that we can and just keep going along and keep trying to be that elite defence we want to be at the end of the season,” said Williams.