Saskatchewan

Shockwaves through Rider Nation as fans react to Durant trade

There was an explosion of reaction from CFL fans in general, and Rider fans in particular, when the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Friday they had traded Darian Durant to the Montreal Alouettes.

Riders' veteran QB traded to Montreal Alouettes on Friday

Saskatchewan Roughriders fans took to social media on Friday to bid farewell to Darian Durant, who has been traded to Montreal. (Twitter)

There was an explosion of reaction from CFL fans in general, and Rider fans in particular, when the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Friday they had traded Darian Durant to the Montreal Alouettes.

Some were furious, some were delighted, some were optimistic and others fretted about the future of their beloved team.

Here's a sample of comments from social media: