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Kyran Moore’s blazing speed isn’t the only reason he doesn’t have to look over his shoulder.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ receiver was determined to take the ball and run with it after spending the first eight games of last season on the practice roster. He was inserted in the lineup Aug. 25 against the B.C. Lions and hasn’t looked back, carrying that momentum straight into 2019.

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“It’s crazy because I’ve been telling the coaches all the time that I played the waiting game my whole life,” said Moore, who leads all Rider receivers — and ranks fourth in the league — with 287 yards on 12 receptions after three games.

“My dad always told me to take advantage when an opportunity comes. When I first came in (as a rookie), I knew it was going to be a long road but I never doubted it in my mind. When the opportunity presented itself, I just took it and ran off with it.”

Moore continued that trend in Monday’s 32-7 win over the Toronto Argonauts, finishing with five catches for a game-high 127 yards. Most of that total came on a 98-yard catch and run for his first touchdown of the season — and the eighth-longest completion in Roughriders history.