The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Canadian Blood Services have paired up for another year for the Bleed Green Campaign.

Saskatchewan Roughrider Brent Hawkins is retiring from the CFL.

The import defensive lineman has been with the Riders since 2010. During his CFL career, he played 27 regular season games, three playoff games and the 2010 Grey Cup.

During his first season with the team, he had 31 defensive tackles, four tackles for a loss, three quarterback sacks and two fumble recoveries in 13 regular season games.

In 2011, he missed the season after injuring his shoulder during training camp.

The Canadian Football League draft started with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats selecting Linden Gaydosh first overall.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders had the fourth overall pick and selected Eastern Michigan University offensive lineman Corey Watman.

"Interesting part about him is he's been a centre and a guard," said General Manager Brendan Taman. "He's a very talented kid, really hard working kid, he's probably one of the best interviews we've had."

The Saskatchewan Roughriders added to their coaching staff on Thursday.

Cory McDiarmid is the team's new assistant special teams coach. Head coach Corey Chamblin had hinted earlier in the off season that they would be hiring someone for such a position.

McDiarmid joins the Riders after spending the last two seasons with the University of Ottawa as the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator.

The growing angst and anticipation for the Grey Cup to return to Saskatchewan has created a unique buzz in Saskatoon.

On Wednesday, the Saskatchewan Roughriders unveiled Riderville North 2013, a series of events in Saskatoon beginning on June 2 when training camp lands at Griffiths Stadium.

Riders’ chairman Roger Brandvold said his team takes pride in having Saskatchewan in its name, and is well aware of green and white fanbase in Saskaton.

Luc Mullinder is calling it a career and he's doing so as a Saskatchewan Roughrider.

The defensive lineman signed a one-day contract with the Green and White to retire with the team that he played with for eight of his nine CFL seasons.

Mullinder was drafted by the Riders in the fourth round of the CFL draft in 2004. Most of his career was providing incredible depth to the defensive line as he picked up 88 tackles and 15 sacks in his career in Saskatchewan. He was traded near the start of the 2011 season to Montreal and he also played with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

With one week to go, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are busy getting ready for the CFL Draft.

The Riders will be picking fourth overall in said draft, and with the pick, General Manager Brendan Taman admits they want to pick someone who will actually be at the start of training camp come June 1.

"I don't want to be taking a guy that's in the NFL for three years and making millions of dollars," said Taman who met with reporters on Monday. "I think that's a waste of a pick."

The Saskatchewan Roughriders continue to shape their roster with training camp right around the corner.

The team announced on Monday they've signed import running back Dede Dorsey, import defensive lineman Antonio Coleman and import defensive lineman Richard Sumlin. The Riders also released import receiver Brooks Foster.

Dorsey comes to Saskatchewan after four seasons with Las Vegas of the UFL, he also spent some time in the NFL with Cincinnati Bengals and Indianapolis Colts. Dosey spent his college years with Lindenwood University.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have made their first moves after their Florida mini-camp.

The team announced Friday they've signed import receivers Rod Harper and Eron Riley.

Harper joins the Roughriders after spending time in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints. In his time in the NFL, Harper returned two kicks for touchdowns in the pre-season.