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SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan Roughriders are still considering their options at tailback.

The CFL team had given considerable thought to starting Kienan LaFrance after signing the free-agent national during the off-season, but he suffered a hamstring injury early in training camp.

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“What we did was not necessarily go national, but it gave us the option if we wanted to go national,’’ Riders head coach and general manager Chris Jones said Tuesday. “We had two good American running backs and we felt that either way we decided to go, our players were good enough to win.’’

The Riders are being cautious with LaFrance because of the injury.

“If he’s not ready to go Week 1, then we will go with an American at running back,’’ Jones said.

Veterans Anthony Allen and Cameron Marshall are the front-runners among the internationals vying to be starters. National Greg Morris is also in the mix with LaFrance on the sideline.