It’s T-minus 10 days, including Monday and May 6, until the Saskatchewan Roughriders open rookie camp on that Wednesday at Griffiths Stadium on the USask campus.
The Green and White announced that American defensive lineman Thor Griffith and American offensive lineman Thomas Perry will be at Griffiths Stadium on May 6. Griffith is a 6’2″, 290-pound U of Louisville grad who signed with Seattle after going unselected in the 2025 N-F-L Draft but was released partway through Seahawks’ training camp. Perry is a 6’2″, 316-pound grad of Middlebury College, an N-C-A-A Division III program located in Vermont. The Connecticut product went unselected in the 2025 N-F-L Draft, after which he attended rookie mini-camp with Baltimore. Following are the news releases from the Riders…..
DATE: April 27, 2026
RELEASE TIME: IMMEDIATELY
RELEASE: SR26-65
RIDERS SIGN ALL-AMERICAN DEFENSIVE TACKLE THOR GRIFFITH
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American defensive lineman Thor Griffith.
Griffith (6’2-290) spent his senior season (2024) at Louisville, suiting up for 13 games as a Cardinal. He registered 20 defensive tackles, including five tackles for loss, three sacks and one forced fumble. He went on to sign with the Seattle Seahawks in July of 2025.
Prior to transferring to Louisville, Griffith played three collegiate seasons at Harvard (2021-23). He tallied 132 tackles, including 34 for a loss, 14 sacks and two forced fumbles over 30 games played. In 2023, the New Hampshire native was named All-American Second Team, a Buck Buchanan Award Finalist (given to the top defensive player in the FCS), FCS Football Central Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and his second straight All-Ivy League First Team Recognition.
A standout for the Crimson from the start of his collegiate career, Griffith played all ten games as a freshman and was named a Jerry Rice Award Finalist (given to the top freshman in the country) and an All-American after earning 31 defensive tackles, 11 tackles for loss, five sacks and a forced fumble.
DATE: April 27, 2026
RELEASE TIME: IMMEDIATELY
RELEASE: SR26-66
RIDERS SIGN THREE TIME ALL-CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN THOMAS PERRY
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American offensive lineman Thomas Perry.
Perry (6’3-312) attended NFL rookie mini-camps with the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers in 2025.
Collegiately, he spent four seasons (2021-2024) at Vermont-based Middlebury College suiting up for 34 games as a Panther. A starter at guard in each of his final 30 collegiate games, Perry was named to the 2024 Division III Walter Camp and American Football Coaches Association All-American teams.
Perry was also a First-Team All-New England Small College Athletic Conference selection in 2022, 2023 and 2024 and became the first Middlebury player to take part in the East-West Shrine Bowl — an annual showcase of draft-eligible players. He played centre at the East-West game, learning the position in only three weeks, and helped the East win 25-0.
