‘I almost quit football after the 2006 CFL season’: former Saskatchewan Roughriders QB Darian Durant

Posted Jan 24, 2021
Former UNC quarterback and Saskatchewan Roughriders’ legend Darian Durant joined quarterbacks Cody Fajardo and Isaac Harker on their “The Rouge Report” podcast. The group spoke about Durant’s failures as an NCAA punter, the loaded practice squad of the mid-2000s Riders, his departure from the prairie province, and the joy of winning a Grey Cup. (3 Down Nation)

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