Saskatchewan Roughriders offensive lineman Jermarcus Hardrick needed help to get out of bed and to go to the washroom last winter, but he has bounced back well enough to earn the CFL West pick for this season’s most outstanding offensive lineman award.

“Last year, I got carted off the field,” the six-foot-four, 315-pound all-star said Wednesday. “The off-season was so mental. My wife (Samantha) and kids had to help me on the toilet, help me off the bed. For six weeks, my leg was locked down. I couldn’t put any pressure on it. I completely ruptured my quad.

“I had to regain range of motion and all that. And I’m a big guy. It was rough getting on and off the bed, in and out of the truck. My wife — one of my legs probably weighs more than her — and I couldn’t do anything with the leg. So, j

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