The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced on Thursday that Assistant General Managers Kyle Carson and Paul Jones have agreed to two-year contract extensions through the 2025 season. In addition, the Roughriders announced former player Dan Farthing has rejoined the team as the Head of Strength and Conditioning.
Kyle Carson joined the Roughriders as the Director of Player Personnel after the 2019 season and was promoted to Assistant General Manager in 2022. He works closely with General Manager Jeremy O’Day and Jones, evaluating and acquiring talent on both sides of the border, coordinating the club’s CFL Draft preparation, scouting NFL training camps and NCAA All-Star games, and overseeing the club’s scouting staff. Before joining the Riders, Carson spent eight seasons with the Calgary Stampeders. He is a two-time Grey Cup Champion.
Paul Jones is entering his sixth season as the Assistant General Manager of the Saskatchewan Roughriders after joining the Club in 2019. Jones spent 21 years as part of the Edmonton Elks but initially came into the CFL as part of the Blue Bombers in 1988. He went on to work for the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings and also spent time with the Toronto Argonauts. He is a five-time Grey Cup Champion.
Also returning to the Roughriders is Director of Football Operations Jordan Greenly. Greenly will enter his seventh season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders after previously holding the position of Manager of Football Operations (2022) and Football Operations Coordinator (2018-2021). He is responsible for the preparation and registration of player contracts as well as football operations logistics, including team and staff travel and accommodations, the organization of training camp as well as assisting with the onboarding and outboarding process for players and staff.
Dan Farthing will be the Head of Strength and Conditioning. Farthing is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association and a Certified Exercise Physiologist. He is a Consultant to the Canadian Sport Centre Saskatchewan and the Sport Medicine and Science Council of Saskatchewan.
Farthing graduated with Greatest Distinction from the College of Kinesiology at the University of Saskatchewan and was awarded the President’s Medal as the Outstanding Graduate at the 2002 Fall Convocation. He continued his post-graduate education in the College of Kinesiology and Health Studies at the University of Regina and holds a Masters of Physical Activity Studies.
As a player, the 54-year-old Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, played eleven seasons in the CFL all with Saskatchewan with 384 catches for 5,098 yards, 19 touchdowns, 15 kick returns for 132 yards, and 16 punt returns for 115 yards in 169 games.
The Roughriders drafted Farthing in the first round (2nd pick) of the 1991 CFL Draft. Collegiately, Farthing played four seasons at the University of Saskatchewan (1987-90).
Dan Farthing is third all-time in Huskies’ history for career receiving yards with 2,120 and holds the Huskies record for most receiving yards in a game with 259 in a 1987 game against Manitoba. Farthing won Canada West MVP, a Vanier Cup in 1990, a two-time All-Star, and a CIAU All-Canadian.
Head Athletic Therapist Greg Mayer, Manager of Equipment Gordon Gilroy, Manager of Video and Analytics Nick Bowley, and their staff will all return in 2023.
