‘Finally’: Pair of Riders who grew up in Sask. relish Grey Cup debut

The last time the Saskatchewan Roughriders were in the Grey Cup, longsnapper Jorgen Hus was trying to crack an NFL roster.

“I definitely watched it and I had some buddies playing on the team. I was obviously cheering them on and being from the province, I was pulling for them,” he said.

The Saskatoon product addressed the media on Friday before his Grey Cup debut.

“Finally,” Hus said. “It’s been a long time coming. I’ve been dreaming about this day, obviously, since I was a little kid and started playing football.”

Hus, 36, surpassed the 150 career CFL game mark this season. The Saskatoon product played for his hometown Hilltops before playing for the University of Regina Rams. 

“To play for your home province means a lot. And then to get to this game just means so much more. We've been trying for so many years. We've come close,” he said.

“Hopefully we can just keep it going. And hopefully Sunday is a good day for us."

Hus was drafted by Edmonton in 2013 and traded to the Roughriders in 2015.

“When I was coming back and made the decision to come back to the CFL and give up trying down there, I wanted to play here. This was the only team I wanted to play for,” he said.

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This year’s team is different from the others he has played on, he told reporters.

“I have not enjoyed showing up to work more than I do right now. Guys care for each other,” Hus said. “I firmly believe that's such a huge part of why we're here. Everyone loves each other and loves spending time at the facility and with each other, on and off the field. So it's pretty special.”

Hus said he will have about 20 family and friends pulling for him in the crowd on Sunday.

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