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Armanti Edwards has changed numbers already this CFL season.

Now he might be about to change roles.

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Edwards, who handled punt returns for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Saturday’s 17-10 loss to the host Winnipeg Blue Bombers, could replace Naaman Roosevelt at slotback in Saskatchewan’s game Sunday against the visiting Edmonton Eskimos.

Roughriders head coach-GM Chris Jones said Thursday that the team hadn’t received a final diagnosis on the lower-leg injury Roosevelt suffered in the third quarter of Saturday’s game.

If it’s determined that Roosevelt — the Roughriders’ runaway leader in most receiving categories this season — can’t play against the Eskimos, Edwards will get the nod.

“I don’t feel any pressure at all,” Edwards said after Thursday’s practice at Mosaic Stadium. “I know my capabilities.

“I feel I’m healthy enough to play (and) the coaches feel I’m healthy enough to play. I’ve just got to know my assignment and play with the other 11 guys on the field.”