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There have been some opportunities for the quarterbacks to interact in person. In March, they were in South Pittsburg, Tenn. — the hometown of Chris Jones, the Riders’ head coach and general manager — for meetings. They were all together for the Riders’ mini-camp, April 24 and 25 in Bradenton, Fla.

The foursome will meet again next weekend when the Riders’ main training camp begins in Saskatoon.

Collaros, for one, heads to training camp with something to prove after struggling through the 2016 and 2017 seasons with the Tiger-Cats. He lost 12 consecutive games, one shy of the league record, before being replaced by Jeremiah Masoli.

“In pro football you have to prove yourself every practice, every rep and every game,” Collaros said. “I’ve always had that mentality and that’s not going to change.”

The Riders are hoping that Collaros returns to the form he showed 2015, when he was the leading candidate for CFL most-outstanding-player honours before suffering a season-ending knee injury against the Jones-coached Edmonton Eskimos.

“There are definitely things I could take from my time in Hamilton that I learned from, whether it was positive or negative, and hopefully be able to use in my time in Saskatchewan,” Collaros said.

“I’m definitely excited for the new situation. Anytime you’re thrown into something like that, something that’s outside your comfort zone, you become a better person and player.”

Jones sounds confident that Collaros will bounce back in 2018.