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Brett Jones has a Grey Cup in his back pocket.

Now he’s looking to get his hands on a Super Bowl.

These days — far removed from his prairie roots of Weyburn, Sask. — such a championship is hardly a far-fetched notion.

That’s because he’s got his chance with one of the NFL’s contenders.

And the big offensive lineman is thankful to the CFL’s Calgary Stampeders for helping make that happen.

“It worked out really well,” said Jones, a 27-year-old second-string centre with the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings.

“I get to play in the NFL each and every day and play football for a living, and I really enjoy that. I just try to enjoy everything — take it for what it is.

“I’m having a lot of fun doing it.”

It wasn’t long ago that Jones was winning a Grey Cup here with the Stampeders.

That 2014 title with the Red & White capped a brief stay in Calgary that saw him rise rapidly to stardom right from the end of his CIS career with the Regina Rams.