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Jorgen Hus (born September 12, 1989) is a Canadian professional
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for the
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of the
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(CFL).


Amateur career

Hus played
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for the
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and also played junior football for the
Saskatoon Hilltops The Saskatoon Hilltops are a junior Canadian football team based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Hilltops play in the six-team Prairie Football Conference, which is part of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) and compete annually for the C ...
.


Professional career


Early career

Hus was drafted in the fourth round, 31st overall by the
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in the 2013 CFL Draft. However, he first spent time with the
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's
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,
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, and
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from 2013 to 2014.


Saskatchewan Roughriders

Hus' CFL rights were traded to the
Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in 19 ...
for
Cory Watson Cory Watson (born March 27, 1984) is a wide receivers coach for the Concordia Stingers of U Sports football. He was formerly a professional Canadian football wide receiver who was drafted ninth overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2010 C ...
on May 11, 2015, and he signed with the Roughriders on May 21, 2015. He played in his first professional game on June 27, 2015, against the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division (CFL), West division. They play thei ...
. He played in all 18 regular season games in his rookie year in 2015 where he also recorded five special teams tackles. Hus re-signed to a one-year contract extension with the Roughriders on December 16, 2020. He signed a two-year extension on November 14, 2023.


References


External links


Saskatchewan Roughriders bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hus, Jorgen 1989 births Living people Canadian football long snappers American football long snappers Players of Canadian football from Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Huskies football players Saskatchewan Roughriders players Canadian football people from Saskatoon Canadian Junior Football League players St. Louis Rams players Seattle Seahawks players Kansas City Chiefs players Players of American football from Saskatchewan