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Thaddeus Coleman is one of the most likeable players in the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ dressing room, but there might be a few people on the outside who don’t share that view.

Although the towering offensive tackle is considered a bit of a gentle giant, his opponents get to see a different side of Coleman — one that’s not quite so friendly and easygoing.

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“I tell people, because I’m a Gemini, that’s when I release the other side of me,” chuckled Coleman, whose team is preparing for a first-place showdown Friday with the host Calgary Stampeders.

“I’m real chill off the field — a quiet guy — but when I get on the field I’m literally trying to rip your head off. Guys know that. That’s why they don’t really get upset with me, because they know that’s just how I play.”

Perhaps their lack of rebuttal has something to do with the fact that Coleman is an absolute mountain of a man. He also loves working out in the gym, which might explain why he has been so durable during his time in Saskatchewan, missing just one game over the past four seasons.