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OTTAWA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ walk-through on Parliament Hill was a Sunday showcase for pass-catchers such as Duron Carter, Bakari Grant, Rob Bagg, Caleb Holley and Donna Kitchen.

Kitchen made only one reception — an informal one at that — but it will be a treasured memory.

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On Saturday, Kitchen and her husband, Robert, had run into Roughriders head coach and general manager Chris Jones. An avid Roughriders fan, Kitchen made a request.

“She said she wanted to catch a pass from one of our quarterbacks,” Jones said, “so I made sure I arranged it today.”

Kitchen was introduced to Brandon Bridge, who called signals before dispatching the team’s newest receiver on a short route.

“He said, ‘Run out five yards, turn around and look at me,’ ” Kitchen recalled. “When he let go of the ball, I was thinking, ‘Catch it … bring it in … catch it … bring it in.’

“I knew that a lot of people were taking pictures, so I told myself, ‘Don’t drop this.’ ”