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Eric Norwood can’t wait to play for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Unfortunately for the 27-year-old defensive end, he’s going to have to wait.

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Norwood, whose signing was announced by the CFL team on Friday, is still recovering from the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee that he suffered in the 2015 East Division semifinal while playing for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

He said Wednesday that he expects to miss the Roughriders’ first “two or three” games in 2016, but he hopes to be playing by Aug. 1. He’ll be in Saskatoon when the Roughriders open training camp May 29.

“I can do everything except contact,” Norwood said from his off-season home in Atlanta. “I can do the sleds and the field drills and run and all that stuff. But I think it’ll be the middle of June before I start dealing with contact.

“I’m in the last phase of my rehab, so I’m looking at that final transition. I want to make sure everything’s right before I start hitting people.”