Marshawn Lynch FaceTimes Corey Mace during Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Grey Cup parade

Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Corey Mace received a call from Beast Mode during his team's Gray Cup parade in Regina.

“We used FaceTiming in the middle of the parade, it was pretty cool. It was actually a great moment – I think it was when the receivers were standing on top of the trucks, that's probably what he was doing. It was a good moment,” the 39-year-old bench boss said.

Mays and Marshawn Lynch spent three seasons together as teammates on the Buffalo Bills from 2007 to 2009. The former defensive lineman signed as an undrafted free agent and appeared in five regular-season NFL games, recording two total tackles, one pass deflection and one interception. The former running back was selected 12th overall in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft.

Lynch rushed for over 1,000 yards in his first two seasons with the Bills. He was eventually traded to Seattle in 2010 and became a first-team All-Pro in 2012 and won Super Bowl XLVIII as a star with the Seahawks. The five-foot-eleven, 215-pound ball carrier rushed 2,453 times for 10,413 yards (4.2 average per carry) with 85 touchdowns, plus 287 receptions for 2,214 yards and nine scores.

Saskatchewan finished first in the West Division for the first time since 2019 with a 12-6 record in 2025. The Riders defeated the Montreal Alouettes in the 112th Gray Cup at Princess Auto Stadium.which was the team's first title in 12 years. Trevor Harris went 11-5 as a starter, throwing for 4,549 yards, 24 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in 16 regular-season starts.

The Roughriders ranked second in net offense, second in net defense and third in turnover differential of plus eight. The club's leading rusher was AJ Ouellette with 1,222 yards, the leading receiver was KeSean Johnson with 1,159 yards, and the leading tackler was AJ Allen with 91 tackles. Saskatchewan ranked second in attendance with an average attendance of 28,427, up 2.7 per cent from the previous year.