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REGINA — William Powell doesn’t say much about it, but privately he was angry the Ottawa Redblacks benched him for the final two games of the 2018 regular season, costing him the CFL rushing title.

From a coach’s standpoint, what the Redblacks did made sense — they wanted to keep their star running back healthy heading into the playoffs — but for Powell, it hurt as he sat and watched Winnipeg’s Andrew Harris wind up with the most rushing yards. Powell wound up with 1,362 yards and six touchdowns. Harris had 1,390 yards and eight touchdowns. Powell had a bonus built into his contract, with extra money coming his way if he won the rushing title; the Redblacks re-did his contract and he still got the extra money. But, still …

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So now, Powell is a Saskatchewan Roughrider, signing as a free agent in February. Heading into Saturday’s game against his old team, Powell had rushed for 527 yards with seven touchdowns.