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Neal Hughes retires from the Roughriders after 11 seasons

After 11 years of wearing the green and white, Neal Hughes has decided to retire from the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Liam Richards / The Canadian Press

REGINA – After 11 years of wearing the green and white, Neal Hughes has decided to retire from the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

The CFL veteran played 140 career games with the Riders, making his debut on July 16th, 2004.

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The Regina native had 70 carries for 277 rushing yards and eight touchdowns, while adding 46 catches for 505 receiving yards and six touchdowns.

Hughes also had 18 kickoff returns for 246 yards, and he is third all-time in Rider special teams’ tackles with 100.

Hughes has been a part of two Grey Cup championship teams with the Riders in 2007 and 2013.

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