The Saskatchewan Roughriders and wide receiver Shawn Bane Jr. agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2025 season on Thursday.
Shawn Bane Jr. is five foot nine and weighs 178 pounds. The 28-year-old from Sarasota, Florida, made 93 catches for 1,104 yards (11.9 AVG), four touchdowns, and five carries for 19 yards (3.8 AVG) in 18 games for the Roughriders in 2023. The Roughriders signed Bane Jr. as a free agent on February 14, 2023.
Before Saskatchewan, Bane Jr. signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He made three catches for 39 yards in four preseason games. After Atlanta, Bane Jr. signed with the Calgary Stampeders on February 7, 2020.
However, the season was canceled due to the pandemic but Bane Jr. returned in 2021. Bane Jr. played two seasons in Calgary making 24 catches for 388 yards (16.2 AVG), two touchdowns, one carry for -1 yard, and 14 kick returns for 294 yards (21 AVG) in 13 games.
Collegiately, Bane Jr. played four seasons at Northwest Missouri State (2015-18) making 212 catches for 3,363 yards, 31 touchdowns, 18 carries for 51 yards, one touchdown, 58 kick returns for 1,286 yards, 74 punt returns for 878 yards, and two touchdowns in 48 games for the Bearcats. He is a three-time Second Team All-MIAA.
