Former Shepherd University standout punter/kicker Ricky Schmitt has signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.

Schmitt joins the Roughriders after spending the 2012 training camp with the Arizona Cardinals where he punted 12 times for a 44.8 average. He also spent time in the NFL with San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Oakland, Tennessee, and San Diego.

An All-American at Shepherd, Schmitt set numerous kicking records for the Rams.