Roughriders and Zach Collaros agree on new contract

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have announced Zach Collaros has agreed to a new contract for the 2018 season, just two weeks after acquiring the quarterback from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

The trade raised some eyebrows considering Collaros does not travel light.

He brought with him a huge contract by CFL standards:more than $500,000perseason plus a $200,000signing bonus due at the beginning of February.

That's a lot of coinfor a quarterback who hasn't won a game since 2016 and who was benched by the Tiger-Cats midway through 2017.

However, Rider Nation relaxed somewhat once convinced Collaros would only put on a Riders' jersey if he renegotiated his salary down.

The talks have concluded, the new contract was signed and the eyebrows are raised again.

If reports from out east are true, Collaros will not be making much less $430,000 base salary.

The multiple and conflicting rumours can't settle on whether there will be bonuses for playing time or not.

Still that's a lot of cash for someone who hasn't convinced anyone he can out-play Brandon Bridge in training camp for the starting job.

With asalary like that, it would seem the competition is already over.

Bridge can't betoo happy about it either, after recently signing a new deal with the Riders himself rather than go to free agency.

Over the last four seasons with the Tiger-Cats, Collaros has completed 930 of 1,396 passes (66.6 per cent) for 11,342 yards and 66 touchdowns in starting 43 of 53 regular-season games.

He also started two playoff games and the 2014 Grey Cup.

Collaros was named the Tiger-Cats' nominee as Most Outstanding Player in 2014 and 2015.

In any business, it's what have you done for me lately?

For $430,000, it better be a lot.