Saskatchewan Roughriders' Darian Durant leaves the field after getting hurt while playing against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' during second half CFL football action at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg, Sunday, September 7, 2014.Trevor Hagan/The Canadian Press
Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Darian Durant is expected to miss the rest of the CFL season with a torn tendon in his right elbow.
The 32-year-old, who will undergo surgery to repair the injury, has been added to the team's six-game injury list.
Durant suffered the injury during the third quarter of Sunday's 30-24 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
He was attempting a pass when he was hit by Winnipeg defensive end Bryant Turner. Durant's throwing arm was bent awkwardly on the play.
The star quarterback dropped to the turf in considerable pain before he was helped to the locker-room. He did not return to the game.
The injury is a huge blow to the Riders, who are 8-and-2 and second in the West Division with eight games left in the regular-season.
Backup quarterback Tino Sunseri relieved the injured Durant and helped the Riders hang on for Sunday's win, the team's seventh straight.
Sunseri will start this Sunday for the Riders when they visit the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2-7) this weekend.
Sunseri has seen limited playing time this season as a reserve. He filled in for Durant when the starter was knocked out of an Aug. 24 game versus the B.C. Lions with a right hand injury.
Sunseri, in his second year with the Riders, is 13-for-25 passing this season for 152 yards and one touchdown.
Durant has completed 128 of 228 pass attempts this season, for 1,792 yards and eight touchdowns.