Sanders elusive as ever

Charleston Hughes can empathize with Winnipeg Blue Bomber defenders embarrassed by the game film of Saturday’s 23-20 exhibition loss in Calgary.

For Hughes, in all his dominance, knows what it’s like to lay his meaty paws on one Jock Sanders.

“With him being so small and tiny, you would think it’s easy to bring him down,” says Hughes, the Calgary Stampeders defensive end. “He’s tough, man.

“He’s a competitor. I’ll say that for sure. He’s one of those guys. It’s just so tough to bring him down.”

Thankfully, for Hughes, Sanders now plays for the Stampeders, the same team he exploited on the ground in last November’s 35-13 Saskatchewan victory in the Western Final.

In a brief appearance Saturday, Sanders slipped off would-be tacklers like his jersey was coated in Vaseline — toting the ball five times for 51 yards and a touchdown on his 26th birthday.

CFL defenders best take heed of the 5-foot-6, 191-pounder.

“I was always the smallest on the field, which I pretty much am now,” says Sanders, not offended in the slightest when it comes to talking about his height.