Darian Durant was greeted to a warm round of applause at New Mosaic Stadium on Friday night, his first game in Regina since he was traded to Montreal back in January.
Durant, one of just four quarterbacks to win a Grey Cup for the green and white, said he deserved a “warm ovation” from Rider Nation earlier this week. This comment drew the ire of Rider diehards who seemed to believe Durant was somehow being overly presumptuous.
I really hope everyone stands & gives me a warm ovation because I think I deserve it. – Darian Durant #CFL #AlsMTL #Riders via @rodpedersen
— CFL News (@CFL_News) October 27, 2017
The future Roughrider hall of famer was fully deserving of the ovation — Durant was the face of the franchise for almost a decade — but Rider Nation has been known to hold grudges against former pivots.
Just ask Henry Burris.
Fans overwhelmingly believe Darian Durant deserves an ovation.
Durant believes the same.
Durant is now a jerk??
Am I all caught up??
— Jamie Nye (@jamienye) October 27, 2017
Man, #RiderNation is PISSED at @dariandurant after his comments about deserving an ovation tonight. #Riders #RiderPride pic.twitter.com/y8uostg5mb
— Alex Dormuth (@RealAlexD) October 27, 2017
