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Shawn Lemon and Justin Capicciotti trust the Saskatchewan Roughriders to make the right moves in filling the hole left by the sudden retirement of Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive tackle Tearrius George.

George’s announcement on Tuesday that he was retiring after eight CFL seasons, including five with the Riders, was followed by a news release from the Regina Police Service indicating that he had been charged with assault.

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The alleged assault took place on April 28 in Regina. George, 33, is scheduled to appear in Regina Provincial Court on Thursday.

Lemon and Capicciotti, who were guest coaches at Don Narcisse’s All-Star Football Camp in Regina on Saturday, both signed with the Riders during the off-season as free agents. It’s Lemon’s second stint in Saskatchewan. The first one lasted one game — the Riders’ 43-23 win over the host Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sept. 11, 2011.

There was more significance to the game than Lemon making his CFL debut.