EATONIA — This little town, located in west-central Saskatchewan, has a welcome sign with a twist — a D-line pass-rush twist, as it were. Article content

An electronic sign proudly honours hometown hero Johnathon Stevens. Article content Article content

The sturdy defensive lineman has returned to the Saskatoon Hilltops after spending three months with the Canadian Football League’s Saskatchewan Roughriders as a territorial junior development player on their practice roster.

Eatonia, for Stevens growing up, was pure football territory.

“I love that town,” the 6-foot-2, 285-pound Stevens says of his hometown, where he played six-a-side football in the high school ranks. “I miss it, but Saskatoon is pretty close to it, so it gives me an opportunity to get back whenever I can.”

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