Meeting with Manziel publicist costs Riders

The CFL fined the Saskatchewan Roughriders $31,500 for two bylaw violations and head coach/GM Chris Jones $5,000 for meeting with the publicist for former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel. Manziel is on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ negotiation list, giving them exclusive CFL rights to the quarterback. The league said Jones’ actions “constitutes tampering and is in violation of CFL bylaws.” In February, there were reports Saskatchewan had Manziel work out for the club. The Riders denied the reports and the CFL said there’s no evidence to suggest it took place.