Return of the returner: Mario Alford “excited” to sign new contract - Saskatchewan Roughriders

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Return of the returner: Mario Alford “excited” to sign new contract - Saskatchewan Roughriders

Mario Alford’s latest birthday present arrived 20 days early — in the form of a new contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. “I just turned 33 on Tuesday and I get a lot of people saying, ‘How do you feel playing at such a high level at your age?’ ” says Alford, who has scored a franchise-record eight return touchdowns over three seasons with the Green and White. “It’s a beautiful thing to still be able to do something that you love. You don’…