Linebacker A.J. Allen (32) and Saskatchewan Roughriders teammate Malik Carney (11) celebrate during a CFL game against the hometown Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sept. 6, 2025. Photo by John Woods / THE CANADIAN PRESS

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So is everyone else praising his Saskatchewan Roughriders teammate, outside linebacker A.J. Allen, for a season worthy of consideration as the CFL’s most outstanding Canadian player. Ain’t gonna happen though. Not with Canadian quarterback Nathan Rourke playing at superstar levels with the B.C. Lions. Article content Article content

It has happened once of note, when a linebacker surprisingly upset a quarterback in 2014 balloting between two Hall of Famers. That’s when B.C.’s Solomon Elimimian became the only defensive player e

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