Dumb luck: Darian Durant credits infamous Twitter spat for Riders' 2013 Grey Cup turnaround

Photo courtesy: AP/Jeff McIntosh Former Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Darian Durant is back in Regina this week to be honoured as part of the 10th anniversary of the 2013 Grey Cup championship, but there wouldn’t have been anything to celebrate if not for the most infamous Twitter exchange in CFL history. On Wednesday, Durant joined 980 CJME‘s The Green Zone to discuss that legendary season. Despite the team’s 11-7 regular season record and confetti shower after the final whistle, he was quick to point out that that year’s group had their fair share of struggles. “Everything wasn’t peaches and cream with that season,” the retired signal-caller recalled. “We had a four-game losing streak. We had some injuries. We had a lot of trials and tribulations thrown our way and to overcome those things was amazing.” Just like the current version of the Riders, the 2013 squad lost four straight games through the month of September. The skid cast serious doubts on the team’s status as a contender and the quarterback became a focal point for the outrage, including from Twitter user @ZuckRightOff. That aptly named account, which was credited to a man named Christian Zuck and featured a selfie with Durant
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