Saskatchewan Roughriders won their fourth game of the season 28-13 over the Ottawa Redblacks while quarterback Cody Fajardo played with an ongoing knee injury..Fajardo completed 17 of 20 passes for 231 yards and two touchdowns..This brings Fajardo’s season’s passing yards to 1,204, which is third in the league, and six passing touchdowns. .The Roughriders are 4-1 on the season even with Fajardo’s knee injury, which he suffered against the Edmonton Elks in week two..Fajardo wore a knee brace for the last three games but continued to start each game for the Roughriders, even though he was pulled late in the game against the Montreal Alouettes on the road..The knee brace is likely to stay on until the Roughriders reach their first bye week at the beginning of August..Fajardo hoped to take the brace off after week five, but after suffering several lower body hits in week four, he does not expect to play without the brace until after the bye week..“I feel better than I did last week,” said Fajardo. .“That’s a positive. I didn’t take any shots to the knee that set me back. I’m still sore and painful because it’s a football game, but I feel better than I did last week.”.Fajardo is known for his scrambling and rushing to get yards for his team, but because of the injury, he only made 12 yards on four carries in Friday’s game..His injury is noticeable, and he expects to limp until fully recovered..“I think it’s gonna be a limp until I’m fully healthy, but I had more than one rushing yard. That was the goal this week. It felt good to run around a little bit,” said Fajardo..“The guys up front did a great job and I didn’t take too many hits to the knees, just some of those sneaks get a little grueling, but that’s what kept me in the CFL and I don’t want to be taken off the field … I want to stay in as much as possible. We have a little bit of a longer break now. Hopefully, I can get rested and feel good going to Halifax.”.The Roughriders took some injuries during the game with the Redblacks, including the CFL’s sack leader Pete Robertson, who could have a broken foot and wide receiver Mitch Picton left after an ankle injury..Fajardo is “proud of the guys stepping up and, hopefully, we can just get healthy. It just seems like losing Pete, losing Picton, its been tough for us to try and stay healthy every given week.”.The Roughriders play the Toronto Argonauts in the 2022 Touchdown Atlantic game in Halifax at noon MST on Saturday.
