Darnell Sankey is headed to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, TSN Football Insider Dave Naylor reports.

The linebacker is moving to Saskatchewan after leading the CFL with 97 tackles last season as a rookie with the Calgary Stampeders.

Sankey spent time with several NFL teams from 2016-2019, but never appeared in a game.

But adding Sankey wasn't all the Riders did to firm up the middle of their defence on Tuesday.

TSN Football Insider Dave Naylor tweets the Riders are bringing back linebacker Derrick Moncrief, who played three seasons with Saskatchewan from 2017 to 2019.

Moncrief spent the 2021 season with the Edmonton Elks, recording 23 defensive tackles and four sacks in nine games during the regular season.