Saskatchewan Roughriders’ GM Jeremy O’Day doesn’t sense Trevor Harris will retire

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Prior to Trevor Harris hitting the road for a 23-hour drive from Saskatchewan to Ohio, he met with Roughriders’ general manager Jeremy O’Day about his football-playing future.

“There’s no breaking news,” O’Day said on Wednesday. “We’ve had discussions. Trevor got on the road a couple days ago and we had a good discussion before he left. That’s the gist of it, early conversation.”

“We’d love to have Trevor back and I think he knows that. It’s a matter of us getting back on the phone and trying to work something out. We had a really good discussion. We’ll be talking again real shortly.”

The 39-year-old franchise quarterback and 51-year-old GM met inside Riders headquarters at Mosaic Stadium after he led the Green and White to the team’s fifth CFL championship with a 25-17 win over the Montreal Alouettes in Winnipeg. Harris earned 112th Grey Cup MVP honours by completing 23-of-27 passes — setting a three-down league title game record with an 85.2 completion percentage — for 302 yards.

“I don’t get the sense that he’s done playing football, but I certainly don’t want to speak on his behalf. We’re going to have conversations shortly,” said O’Day.

“He had a great year, stayed healthy, and finished the year strong with winning a championship. We’d love to have him back. It’s a matter of having a conversation, and once we get down the road, figure out a contract.”

Harris completed 73.5 percent of his passes for 4,549 yards with 24 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in 16 starts during the 2025 regular season for Saskatchewan. The Waldo, Ohio native missed one start due to a head injury and was rested in another after the team had already secured first place in the West Division, producing an 11-5 win-loss record.

The six-foot-three, 210-pound QB earned around $450,000 in 2025, was the fifth-highest paid at his position in the league, and his current contract expires in February. He and the Riders did not discuss a possible extension prior to the Grey Cup in Winnipeg, though there seems to be mutual interest in getting one done.

“There’s already a lot of talk about being the first team to repeat. I think every team that wins it says the same thing, but it’s never been done here before. I think there’s a little bit of added motivation to our players, being the first team to do it here would be special,” O’Day said.

Harris told the crowd during the Grey Cup celebration at Saskatchewan’s legislative building he wants to run it back with the Riders and the 13-year CFL veteran expects to make a quick decision. Once he’s committed to playing football in 2026, O’Day will have to work out the dollars and cents.