When the Roughriders take to the field at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon this Sunday, the training camp roster will bare very little resemblance to the one that opened training camp a year ago.
Of the 92 players they went to camp with in 2015, only 23 are still with the club.
Among the notably absent, fan favourites John Chick and Weston Dressler, who were unceremoniously dumped by Jones over the off-season. But according to Jones, who just won a Grey Cup with the Edmonton Eskimos last November, he's not here to win a popularity contest.
"Those were great guys, tremendous players, future hall of famers but unfortunately we have to do what is best for our football team. Every decision that we've made is to try and win a Grey Cup and unfortunately that's the direction that we went." said Jones. ...

"We want to see if can they adhere to our philosophy. Can they play fast, can they show up day in and day out and whether we are going to have a two a day or one a day."
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