The Saskatchewan Roughriders have confirmed what was reported by multiple media outlets on Thursday – the Green and White have re-signed veteran quarterback Trevor Harris for the 2025 season.
It’s a one-year contract extension for the 38-year-old, who turns 39 on May 31. In 2024, Harris produced a 7-4 win-loss record when healthy during the regular season while completing 72.4 per cent of his passes for 3,264 yards, 20 touchdowns and nine interceptions in 12 starts between missing six games with a left M-C-L knee injury.
In addition, the Riders have inked Canadian defensive tackle Charbel Dabire to a one-year contract extension. The six-foot-one, 290-pound defender appeared in just four games in 2024 due to a knee injury, notching four defensive tackles, one special teams tackle, two sacks, and a forced fumble. The 27-year-old had a career year in 2023, suiting in all 18 games for the first time ever while recording 13 defensive tackles, two special teams tackles, and two sacks. Originally selected by the Riders 44th overall in the fifth round of the 2019 C-F-L Draft, Dabire has played all four C-F-L campaigns in Green and White.
Following are the news releases from the Riders…..
DATE: December 6, 2024
RELEASE TIME: IMMEDIATELY
RELEASE: SR24-154
RIDERS EXTEND WEST DIVISION ALL-CFL QUARTERBACK TREVOR HARRIS
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American quarterback Trevor Harris to a one-year contract extension.
Harris (6’3-212) rejoins the Roughriders coming off a strong 2024 season that saw him named the West Division’s All-CFL quarterback. The Ohio native completed 72.4 per cent of his passes — setting a franchise single-season record for accuracy — for 3,264 yards and 20 touchdowns, despite missing six games with a knee injury. Harris started both the Western Semi-Final and Western Final, throwing for 562 yards over those two games. He played five games for the Riders in 2023, completing 104 passes for 1,274 yards and six touchdowns.
Entering the 2025 season, Harris has CFL career passing totals of 33,148 yards (16th on the All-Time list), 2,749 completions (13th), 3,886 attempts (18th) and 180 touchdowns (20th). His career completion percentage (70.74) is second-best in league history.
Prior to the Riders, Harris spent the 2022 season and a portion of the 2021 season with the Montreal Alouettes, after being traded by Edmonton Elks. He played four games after the trade, tallying 703 yards and eight touchdowns before putting together an exceptional 2022 season, throwing for 4,157 yards and 20 touchdowns. Harris also played in two playoff games, throwing for 243 yards and a touchdown to help Montreal win their first playoff game since 2014 (the East Semi-Final). He went 25 of 30 for 362 yards passing and one touchdown in the East Final against Toronto.
Harris signed with Edmonton Elks in February of 2019, appearing in 19 regular-season games (2019-21) and tallying 5,595 yards passing and 22 touchdowns. He notched 66 carries for 201 yards and six touchdowns. In 2019, he led the CFL in completions, finished second in passing yards and as a member of the crossover team in the East Semi-Final set a playoff record for consecutive completions (22) and completion percentage (92.3). He finished the game 36-for-39 for 421 yards and one touchdown.
Harris spent six seasons in the East Division with the Toronto Argonauts and Ottawa REDBLACKS (2012-18), suiting up for 120 regular-season games. Over his lengthy CFL career, he has played in a total of 178 games, completing 2,749 passes for 33,148 yards, 180 touchdowns and an average of 8.5 yards per completion. He threw a league-leading 33 touchdown passes with the Argos in 2015, registering seven more than the next-closest quarterback.
Harris is a two-time Grey Cup Champion, with Toronto (2012) and Ottawa (2016). He was an East Division All-Star in 2016.
Collegiately, Harris played four collegiate seasons at Edinboro University (2006-2009) and is their most decorated QB ever. He was a four-time All-PSAC West selection, earning first team honors his final three seasons, and was voted the PSAC West Offensive Player of the Year in 2008 and 2009. He threw for 11,899 yards, second all-time in the PSAC, ranking in the top 10 all-time in Division II. Harris totalled 100 career passing touchdowns, second in the PSAC, and set a PSAC career record for completions (966), along with holding every Edinboro passing and total offence record.
DATE: December 5, 2024
RELEASE TIME: IMMEDIATELY
RELEASE: SR24-156
RIDERS EXTEND DEFENSIVE LINEMAN CHARBEL DABIRE
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed National defensive lineman Charbel Dabire to a one-year contract extension.
Dabire (6’1-290) remains with the Roughriders for 2025 after missing much of the 2024 season with a knee injury. Despite suiting up for just four games, Dabire had a strong start to his 2024 campaign, registering four defensive tackles, one special teams tackle and his first career forced fumble. His two sacks, both earned in Week 3, matched his career-highs in 2022 and 2023.
The native of Burkina Faso played all 18 games in 2023 tallying 13 defensive tackles and two sacks, while adding two tackles on special teams. He was named PFF’s Special Teams Player of the Week in Week 8. Dabire was selected by the Riders in the 5th round, 44th overall, of the 2019 CFL Draft and has played 59 career regular-season games and three playoff games. Over five seasons he registered 41 defensive tackles, four special teams tackles, eight sacks and one forced fumble.
Dabire spent three collegiate seasons at Wagner College in New York suiting up for 33 games. He recorded 73 tackles, nine tackles for loss, one forced fumble, two sacks and returned a blocked kick for a touchdown.
