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• Cody Fajardo, the runner-up for CFL most-outstanding-player honours, was the unrivalled MVP of the 2019 Grey Cup festival in Calgary. The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ starting quarterback dove into the Riderville venue and interacted with fans. On Friday, in particular, the Twitter timeline consisted mainly of fans’ selfies with Fajardo. Despite a heartbreaking, 20-13 loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West Division final, Fajardo put the best possible face on the week that followed. He is a franchise player in every sense.

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• Calgary-based Govind Achyuthan — one of countless Roughriders fans who was photographed with Fajardo at the festival — had this to say: “He just seems too good to be true. Glad he’s our quarterback.”

• Last week’s edition of CFL Wired, shown by TSN, provided interesting insights into the West final. Consider what Roughriders centre Dan Clark told Fajardo on the field after his final pass, on the last play of the game, hit the crossbar. “I love you, man. No one thought you’d be here to be able to do this, all right? We stand behind you. I love you. I’m proud of everything you did, all right? You keep your head up.”