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“If I get hurt on Day 1, I believe that they have to pay me out for the remainder of the year,” Woldu said. “With that being said, I played for seven straight years without missing a game, a practice, a training-camp practice or even a pre-season game. That speaks volumes in terms of my health and the durability that I bring to the game.”

Woldu had talks with the Riders about re-signing before the CFL’s free-agent deadline. The Riders elected to go in another direction, leaving Woldu to pursue other opportunities. He’s had some discussions with other CFL teams, but is still waiting for the call to attend training camp.

“You either want to play or you don’t,” Woldu said. “If you do want to play, you probably have to be willing to wait for another opportunity to arise.”

Woldu has enjoyed a solid CFL career if there isn’t another opportunity. He was a member of three Grey Cup-winning teams — in 2009 and 2010 with the Alouettes and in 2013 with the Riders. Woldu led the Riders with 21 special-teams tackles in 2013, the season in which Saskatchewan beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 45-23 in the Grey Cup game at Mosaic Stadium.

“There are a lot of really positive things that I have accomplished,” Woldu said. “I just can’t stop playing. There is a part of professional athletes that have some sort of complex about literally playing until you can’t play or you can’t do it anymore. I don’t see myself slowing down physically.”

Away from the field, Woldu is established in his career with Royal LePage Realty as a realtor. He’s in that position after following some advice he read in an article during his rookie season with the Alouettes in 2008.