Roughriders QB Bridge wants CFL command centre to review head hits
REGINA — Brandon Bridge is calling for change.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback wants the CFL’s command centre to have the ability to review hits to the head for potential penalties after he was the latest pivot to be on the receiving end of a controversial tackle on Sunday.
The Mississauga, Ont., native was hit late in the fourth quarter of Saskatchewan’s West Division semifinal loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers by Jackson Jeffcoat, who was not penalized for the helmet-to-helmet collision.
“I think how every play is being reviewed for a touchdown, I think they should review if something … if the command centre sees that it was a head-to-head, I think that they should be able to review that,” Bridge said Tuesday as the Roughriders cleaned out their lockers.