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The Saskatchewan Roughriders do not open training camp for another month, but they are already in two-a-day mode.

The CFL handed the Roughriders a pair of fines Friday, adding to the list of violations by Chris Jones and associates.

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Most recently, the Green and White has been disciplined for two bylaw violations ($31,500) while Jones has been fined $5,000 for meeting with the publicist for troubled quarterback Johnny Manziel.

Johnny Football flashed his patented “money” gesture upon being ill-advisedly drafted by the NFL’s Cleveland Browns in 2014, so it all fits, really.

What is the Riders’ tab now? Where is the abacus?

Aug. 2, 2016: CFL penalizes the Roughriders $15,000 for a ratio violation.

Aug. 11, 2016: CFL fines Roughriders $60,000 for roster violations and reduces the team’s salary cap by $26,000. Commissioner Jeffrey Orridge says the Roughriders “have compromised the reputation of the CFL.”