‘Seems surreal’: Roughriders select Melfort’s Mattland Riley in first round of CFL Draft
The Saskatchewan Roughriders decided to stay in Sask with their first-round pick in the Canadian Football League (CFL) Draft on Thursday, April 30.
With the seventh overall pick in the draft, the Riders took Melfort native Mattland Riley. The 6 foot 3, 300 pound offensive lineman said he was watching the draft when he found out he was going to be a Saskatchewan Roughrider.
“It’s kind of funny because our video was lagging while we were talking to my parents over a Zoom call,” Riley told northeastNOW. “And they all started cheering, and me and my wife were kind of confused, then we finally heard it too. Obviously just really excited to join such a great organization, and it just kind of all seems surreal.”