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Saskatchewan Roughriders safety Jeff Hecht is about to be reminded of his jersey collection.

It consists entirely of valued items autographed by Darian Durant, Nik Lewis and Anthony Calvillo — three employees of the Montreal Alouettes, who are to oppose Saskatchewan in Thursday’s CFL regular-season opener.

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Durant (a.k.a. Doubles) spent his first 11 CFL seasons with the Roughriders before being traded to Montreal in January. One of his prime targets will be Lewis, a future Hall of Fame slotback. Calvillo, a legendary Alouettes passer and a Hall of Famer, is now the team’s quarterbacks coach.

“I was fortunate enough to play with Doubles last year and I maybe saw that this was coming and he was maybe moving on, so I ended up getting a signed jersey from him to add to my collection,” Hecht said on Tuesday.

“I told him it’s very rare company, because it’s guys who I’ve played with who I consider the .01-percenters. I have an Anthony Calvillo jersey and a Nik Lewis jersey and now a Darian Durant jersey. Those are the three guys who I’ve shared the field with who are afforded a specific platform or a space on the totem pole for me as far as my respect goes.”