Jaxon Ford was planning to visit his grandfather after a recent Saskatchewan Roughriders practice. Article content

“He should be getting out (of the hospital) today,” Jaxon said about his well-known grandfather, Al Ford, a Riders legend and former general manager who was hospitalized for a few days in Regina with health issues. Article content Article content

Jaxon has had health issues, too, specifically hand injuries that sidelined him for occasional games during the past two seasons and forced him to wear a protective cast while playing four, short-handed games this year.

But grandson and grandfather don’t spend much time talking about injuries. During his playing career as a Roughriders punter, defensive back and running back from 1965-76, Al Ford could trump just about anyo

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