Article content

Cody Fajardo went from being the West Division’s nominee for the CFL’s most outstanding player award Thursday to largely being a bystander on Friday.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ No. 1 quarterback is recovering from an oblique muscle injury that he suffered during a practice on Oct. 30. He took a few snaps on Friday, but didn’t attempt a pass during a 90-minute practice at the AffinityPlex.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Saskatchewan Roughriders being cautious with quarterback Cody Fajardo Back to video

“He’s still not going to throw,” Riders head coach Craig Dickenson said. “Even if he felt good or better, I wasn’t going to have him throw.

“We felt that he needed to get out here with the guys, run through the plays, and call out the plays in the huddle. We didn’t want him throwing, but it was good to see him moving around.”

The injury sidelined Fajardo for last Saturday’s 23-13 win over the visiting Edmonton Eskimos — a result that clinched first place in the West Division for the Riders for the first time in 10 years.