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The Riders gave up the 10th overall selection in the 2018 CFL draft to acquire Collaros from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Jan. 3. Then the Riders signed Collaros to a one-year deal that will reportedly pay him approximately $430,000 in 2018.

That is a reduction from the $540,000 that Collaros would have received in 2018 under the terms of a contract that he had signed with the Tiger-Cats. Still, $430,000 is not backup money, or anything close.

However, it doesn’t sound like there has been much debate among the quarterbacks about who will be the starter.

“We’ve all been dealing with it our whole lives,’’ said the 29-year-old Collaros. “Only one quarterback can play and you approach like you have approached it since you were a kid. It’s like Coach Jones says: ‘It’s about competition and competing and trying to get the best out of yourself.’ ’’

Bridge, 26, intends to make that decision as difficult as he can for the Riders’ head coach and general manager.

“I’m going to make him think that we’re not going to go on the field without (Bridge) behind centre,’’ he said. “I’m definitely going to make it hard for those coaches if they want to go the other way. Still, I’m just going to worry about what I can control and that’s me executing a play and then going back and doing it again.’’

Bridge may have accomplished enough during the 2017 season to earn consideration as a starter. He completed 10 of the Riders’ league-high 35 touchdown passes while primarily coming off the bench as the backup to Kevin Glenn (who was released after the season and is now with the Edmonton Eskimos). Despite Bridge’s contributions, the Riders still traded for Collaros.