Roughriders put an end to quarterback Vince Young’s comeback bid

Vince Young’s football comeback with the Saskatchewan Roughriders ended Saturday.

Leigh Steinberg, Young’s agent, tweeted the former Texas Longhorns’ star quarterback was waived by the Riders after suffering a torn hamstring during the CFL team’s training camp. Young didn’t play in either of Saskatchewan’s two exhibition games.

CFL teams had until 7 p.m. PT on Saturday to finalize their 46-man roster to start the regular season.

At least 21 of those players must be Canadian with clubs allowed to carry three quarterbacks of any nationality.

The Riders confirmed Saturday evening that Young was among the 20 players they’d released.

Also let go was running back Anthony Allen, who re-signed with Saskatchewan on June 2, spending two seasons with the club before playing in 2016 with the B.C. Lions.

Young wasn’t the only notable quarterback released. The Toronto Argonauts cut Drew Willy, a player they gave up a 2017 first-round selection to acquire from the Winnipeg on Sept. 11, 2016.