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The representative of former NFL quarterback Vince Young hopes that the resumption of talks with the Saskatchewan Roughriders will lead to a revival of his client’s football career.

High-powered agent Leigh Steinberg told the Regina Leader-Post on Friday that Young, who won the 2005 Heisman Trophy before spending six seasons in the NFL, wants to return to action and has targeted the CFL’s Roughriders.

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“We’re in a fact-finding mode right now,’’ Steinberg said from his home in Newport Beach, Calif. “We plan to continue these discussions and see where they lead.’’

The Riders have Young on their confidential negotiation list and have his exclusive rights if he’s to play in the CFL.

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Steinberg and Young had met at the Super Bowl in Houston and talk to turned to the 33-year-old quarterback’s return to professional football. The news of Young’s possible comeback broke Wednesday when Steinberg announced that he was representing the former University of Texas Longhorns star.