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Jeremy O’Day isn’t known for disclosing roster plans.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ general manager and vice-president of football operations didn’t deviate from that approach Monday while meeting with the media in advance of Tuesday’s opening of the CFL’s free-agency period.

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O’Day, however, did reveal that the Riders won’t be very active when market opens because his priority remains on re-signing his own team’s free agents before the 11 a.m. deadline.

Here are some takeaways — including thoughts on positions the Riders might fill internally or via free agency — from Monday’s media conference.

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O’Day evaluated the Riders’ roster after the 2019 season, in which the team went 13-5 and finished first in the West Division, and liked what he saw.

They have a franchise quarterback in Cody Fajardo, who is signed through 2021.

Shaq Evans — who had a team-high 1,334 receiving yards in 2019, when he was a CFL all-star — was re-signed. Evans was eligible to file for free agency on Tuesday.