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Duron Carter may be adding another position to his CFL resume.

Carter, who has lined up a wide receiver and cornerback with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, could see action at the strong-side linebacker or SAM in Saturday’s game against the visiting Calgary Stampeders.

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Chris Jones, the Riders’ head coach and general manager, said Wednesday that Carter could fill in Derrick Moncrief. Moncrief injured his left arm in the Riders 31-20 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Thursday.

Jones said earlier this week that Moncrief was headed to the six-game injured list.

“If you watch very closely (Carter) has been at SAM before,” Jones said. “Everybody just assumes because you’re close to the box, that you’re playing SAM linebacker … We’re matching up on people and it will be interesting to see where he lines up.”

Carter, who has also returned two picks for touchdowns as cornerback, is prepared to play wherever Jones wants him.

“I’m just getting comfortable at every position,” said Carter, who was a CFL all-star as a receiver in 2017. “Coach Jones wants us going around, especially with matchups because a lot of their bigger guys are on the inside with the waggle and I can be a bigger presence.

“Calgary also runs a lot of screens and all of that stuff. It’s all in the game planning. We trust him completely and wherever he asks us to play, we’re going to do it.”