Apr
Bombers sign import Sheldon
Courtesy TSN.ca: The Winnipeg Blue Bombers upgraded their receiving corps and special teams units with the signing of import pass-catcher and kick returner Dan Sheldon on Tuesday. Sheldon was a free agent signee of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers in 2007 and attended training camp with the team. He spent time with the Atlanta Falcons, who [...]
Apr
Bombers talking to former college star
Courtesy Winnipeg Free Press: It’s been a one-sided love affair, if you must know the truth. But after watching him from afar for years, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Bryan Randall are finally closer to doing the contract dance. Bomber GM Brendan Taman has had a couple of informal conversations with Randall — the former [...]
Mar
Bombers want to remain in Eastern Division upon return of Ottawa franchise
Courtesy Winnipeg Free Press: So naturally, if the Ottawa Rene-Riders return to the CFL, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers will be the dutiful son and obediently return to the West Division, right? Well, not so fast. “We aren’t the foster child that’s going to bounce around from home to home anymore,” Bombers president and CEO Lyle [...]
Mar
Bomber’s ready to swing axe
Courtesy Winnipeg Free Press: IT had disaster — no, complete doom — written all over it. And any momentum the Winnipeg Blue Bombers may have gained from a run to the Grey Cup looked like it was about to go up in a giant mushroom cloud. A month ago the Bombers headed into Canadian Football [...]
Mar
Bombers add some speed
Courtesy CFL.ca: The Winnipeg Blue Bombers added some world-class speed to their pass-catching ranks today with the signing of import receiver Abraham Morlu to a contract. As per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Morlu was a member of the Liberian track and field team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, [...]
Mar
Dinwiddie remains a bomber but faces challenges
Courtesy Winnipeg Free Press: Ryan Dinwiddie has finally put his name on a new Winnipeg Blue Bomber contract — just as he said he would a month ago — but now comes the next step in his pursuit of regular work as a CFL quarterback: Pushing Kevin Glenn for the top job AND holding off [...]
Mar
Dinwiddie re-signs with Bombers
Courtesy TSN.ca: The Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-signed quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie on Tuesday. Per team policy, financial terms were not disclosed. Dinwiddie, who originally joined the Bombers as a free agent in 2006, completed 17-of-24 passes for 175 yards as the backup to Kevin Glenn last season. He got his first CFL start in the biggest [...]
Mar
Glenn frustrated with contract negotiations
Courtesy Winnipeg Free Press: THIS isn’t at all how Kevin Glenn imagined things would unfold: it’s already March and the Winnipeg Blue Bomber quarterback — coming off a career year — isn’t feeling a lot of love in contract negotiations with the club. In fact, if things don’t heat up considerably in the next three [...]
Feb
Asper ready to take over Bombers
Courtesy Canada.com David Asper can now see the light at the end of a 14-month-long tunnel, a light that will result in the Winnipeg Blue Bombers ending 75 years of community ownership. “Yes, I will soon take over sole ownership of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers,” Asper said late last week. “But I say ‘yes’ as [...]
Feb
Sheridan sticks with Bombers
Courtesy Bluebombers.com: The Winnipeg Blue Bombers locked-up one of the anchors of the team’s outstanding offensive line with today’s re-signing of offensive guard Matt Sheridan on a new multi-year contract. As per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Matt Sheridan has been a big part of this team for some time now [...]
