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“I think (Evans) is going to be all right, but we’ll see and that was a little scary,” said Riders head coach Craig Dickenson. “He would be a big loss for sure.”

Dickenson said that veteran defensive tackle Zack Evans is likely headed to the six-game injured list after injuring a hip during Thursday’s game. Fellow defensive tackle Micah Johnson is day-to-day after suffering an ankle injury on Thursday.

Charbel Dabire and Makana Henry filled in for the injured defensive tackles and are expected to continue in those roles against the Alouettes.

The Roughriders, meanwhile, acquired CFL veteran receiver Kenny Stafford from the Edmonton Eskimos for returner/wide receiver Christion Jones on Monday.

Stafford is a veteran of seven CFL seasons, spent with the Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes and Eskimos. He has dressed for 70 CFL regular-season games, recording 2,626 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns.

Stafford, who shared in the 2015 Grey Cup championship with the Eskimos, has 30 receptions for 366 yards and two touchdowns this season.

“I’ve worked with Kenny before in Edmonton,” Dickenson said. “Kenny is an experienced, polished receiver and he has speed. He can stretch the field and we feel that he knows the system. We felt we had a little bit of a need at receiver and our depth was starting to get a little thin. So we went ahead and did it.”

Jones had spent three seasons with the Roughriders. He has returned 111 punts for 1,441 yards and three touchdowns and 51 kickoff returns for 1,225 yards.