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Saskatchewan Roughriders sign linebacker Henoc Muamba

The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed national linebacker Henoc Muamba on Wednesday. Muamba, in Bombers colours, celebrates a tackle against the Saskatchewan Roughriders during CFL football action in Regina in a September 1, 2013, file photo.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed national linebacker Henoc Muamba on Wednesday. Muamba, in Bombers colours, celebrates a tackle against the Saskatchewan Roughriders during CFL football action in Regina in a September 1, 2013, file photo. Liam Richards / The Canadian Press

The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed national linebacker Henoc Muamba on Wednesday.

The six-foot, 230-pound Muamba joins the Riders after attending the Dallas Cowboys training camp and playing three exhibition games with the NFL club.

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Muamba was the first player taken in the 2011 CFL draft by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

He spent three seasons there and was a league all-star in 2013 after registering 106 tackles.

Muamba spent the 2014 season with the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts before returning to the CFL in 2015 with the Montreal Alouettes.

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He played the club’s final four regular-season games, registering 14 tackles.

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Muamba has accumulated 185 tackles, 54 special-teams tackles and four sacks over four CFL seasons.

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