REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American defensive lineman Thor Griffith and American offensive lineman Thomas Perry, the team announced on Monday.
Griffith (six-foot-two, 290 pounds) spent his senior season (2024) at Louisville, suiting up for 13 games as a Cardinal. He registered 20 defensive tackles, including five tackles for loss, three sacks and one forced fumble. He went on to sign with the Seattle Seahawks in July of 2025.
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A standout for the Crimson from the start of his collegiate career, Griffith played all ten games as a freshman and was named a Jerry Rice Award Finalist (given to the top freshman in the country) and an All-American after earning 31 defensive tackles, 11 tackles for loss, five sacks and a forced fumble.
Perry (six-foot-three, 312 pounds) attended NFL rookie mini-camps with the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers in 2025.
Collegiately, he spent four seasons (2021-2024) at Vermont-based Middlebury College suiting up for 34 games as a Panther. A starter at guard in each of his final 30 collegiate games, Perry was named to the 2024 Division III Walter Camp and American Football Coaches Association All-American teams.
Perry was also a First-Team All-New England Small College Athletic Conference selection in 2022, 2023 and 2024 and became the first Middlebury player to take part in the East-West Shrine Bowl — an annual showcase of draft-eligible players. He played centre at the East-West game, learning the position in only three weeks, and helped the East win 25-0.
