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Trent Richardson signs with CFL’s Roughriders

Trent Richardson

Former NFL running back Trent Richardson has found a place to continue his professional football career north of the border.

The CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders announced on Tuesday that they have signed Richardson to a contract.

A report linked Richardson to the Roughriders over a month ago, but we had not heard much about the potential for him signing a contract with a CFL team since then.

Richardson, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, is up there with some of the biggest busts in NFL history. He had a productive rookie season with the Cleveland Browns in 2012 before appearing in just two games the following season. Richardson was eventually traded to the Indianapolis Colts, where he was basically a non-factor for two years.

Since he was signed and waived by the Baltimore Ravens last year, things have not gone well for Richardson off the field. He was arrested on a domestic violence charge back in February, and before that he opened up about how his family and friends blew through $1.6 million of his money in less than a one-year span.

While Richardson is only 27, it seems unlikely that he will ever play in the NFL again. The CFL is probably the best he’s going to do.

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