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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers re-sign veter...
Last post by Blue In BC - Today at 09:38:07 PMQuote from: Pigskin on Today at 06:49:09 PMAfter 51 CFL games, I don't see his role changing much. He's a lifetime ST player. But, a good signing.
? He's played 86 games. Gauthier didn't record a DT until his 5th season. It is likely his role is ST's but I could see him added in one of those 3rd and goal situations we saw Gauthier fill. That or garbage time. Every snap a starter doesn't play in garbage time is one less play where an injury could be sustained. He is virtually the same body type as Gauthier but possibly a little more athletic.
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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...
Last post by Jesse - Today at 09:37:55 PMQuote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on Today at 08:09:09 PMArgo coaching staff announced, includes newly retired Ka'deem Carey and Jovon Johnson.
Jovon Johnson?!?!?
One of my all time favs.
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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...
Last post by Blue In BC - Today at 09:31:37 PMQuote from: Pete on Today at 09:28:35 PMhttps://3downnation.com/2026/01/08/hamilton-tiger-cats-release-all-east-division-defender-casey-sayles/
Cmon home!
Yes I'd be on the phone with his agent immediately and see what his thoughts and asking price will be.
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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...
Last post by Pete - Today at 09:28:35 PM #5
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: C. Streveler
Last post by blue_or_die - Today at 09:15:50 PMSome posts in this thread seem to imply that a QB coach in a professional league is teaching basic fundamentals like arm mechanics, drop back and how to read a defense. That's pretty funny. The guys he'd be coaching have been playing their entire lives at an elite level and most will have received NCAA coaching and some will have NFL camp experience. Assistants at the professional level are entirely different.
It would be like thinking a goalie coach in the NHL shows up to practice and "coaches" the netminder, "if the puck gets shot on your right side down the middle, use that pad that's on your right hand - it's called a blocker and you can use it to stop the puck! ...Yeah! Just like that!"
It would be like thinking a goalie coach in the NHL shows up to practice and "coaches" the netminder, "if the puck gets shot on your right side down the middle, use that pad that's on your right hand - it's called a blocker and you can use it to stop the puck! ...Yeah! Just like that!"
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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Deatrick Nichols signs one...
Last post by Pigskin - Today at 09:02:29 PMNichols at $175K with a $60K signing bonus.
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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers re-sign veter...
Last post by GOLDMEMBER - Today at 08:57:35 PMAlways liked this guy. Just a good ST tackler.
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Offside Forum / Re: 2026 IIHF World Junior Cha...
Last post by Pigskin - Today at 08:56:24 PMMcKenna will go in the top 3. He did have 14 points, and finished second in tournament scoring.
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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers roster - 2025...
Last post by gobombersgo - Today at 08:53:58 PMBlue Bombers re-sign veteran linebacker Tanner Cadwallader
January 8, 2026
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has agreed to terms on a two-year contract with Canadian linebacker Tanner Cadwallader.
He was scheduled to become a free agent in February.
Cadwallader (5-11, 216; Wilfrid Laurier University; born: June 24, 1997, in Georgetown, ON.) returns in 2026 for his sixth year with the Blue Bombers and following another season in which he was a steady presence on special teams, recording 14 tackles on the kick cover units – third most on the club after Michael Ayers (23) and Jaylen Smith (22).
Cadwallader, now 28, was selected by the Blue Bombers in the 7th round, 64th overall, in the 2020 Canadian Football League Draft and has not missed a single game since his rookie season in 2021 — suiting up for all 86 regular-season games and every playoff contest over that span.
He has finished second or third in special teams tackles for the club in each year from 2022-25 and his career total of 68 currently ranks 12th in club history – just four shy of moving into the Top 10.
https://www.bluebombers.com/2026/01/08/blue-bombers-re-sign-veteran-linebacker-tanner-cadwallader/
January 8, 2026
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has agreed to terms on a two-year contract with Canadian linebacker Tanner Cadwallader.
He was scheduled to become a free agent in February.
Cadwallader (5-11, 216; Wilfrid Laurier University; born: June 24, 1997, in Georgetown, ON.) returns in 2026 for his sixth year with the Blue Bombers and following another season in which he was a steady presence on special teams, recording 14 tackles on the kick cover units – third most on the club after Michael Ayers (23) and Jaylen Smith (22).
Cadwallader, now 28, was selected by the Blue Bombers in the 7th round, 64th overall, in the 2020 Canadian Football League Draft and has not missed a single game since his rookie season in 2021 — suiting up for all 86 regular-season games and every playoff contest over that span.
He has finished second or third in special teams tackles for the club in each year from 2022-25 and his career total of 68 currently ranks 12th in club history – just four shy of moving into the Top 10.
https://www.bluebombers.com/2026/01/08/blue-bombers-re-sign-veteran-linebacker-tanner-cadwallader/
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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers roster - 2025...
Last post by gobombersgo - Today at 08:48:32 PMWinnipeg Blue Bombers make Evan Holm CFL's highest-paid American DB
By John Hodge -January 8, 2026
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have made Evan Holm the CFL's highest-paid American defensive back, per league sources.
The 27-year-old signed a two-year contract extension with the team on Tuesday, which included an $80,000 signing bonus. Holm will also receive $71,700 in salary, $15,300 in housing, $10,000 in marketing, and a $3,000 travel bonus. In total, he will earn $180,000 in hard money in 2026, plus up to $6,000 in all-star and awards incentives.
The second year of Holm's new contract includes $185,000 in hard money with $55,000 of the base salary guaranteed for 2027. The deal was negotiated by veteran agent Rob Fry.
Prior to this extension being signed, the two highest-paid defensive backs for the 2026 season were going to be Hamilton Tiger-Cats cornerback Jamal Peters and Deatrick Nichols, who is Holm's teammate in Winnipeg. Both players will earn $175,000 this upcoming season with Nichols receiving a $60,000 signing bonus to return to the Blue Bombers.
Holm started 18 regular-season games at field-side halfback in 2025, earning his first All-CFL selection. He recorded 55 defensive tackles, six special teams tackles, a team-high four interceptions, and two forced fumbles.
The five-foot-eleven, 185-pound defender has played 63 regular-season games over four seasons in Winnipeg, making 225 defensive tackles, 17 special teams tackles, seven interceptions, two sacks, and two forced fumbles.
https://3downnation.com/2026/01/08/winnipeg-blue-bombers-make-evan-holm-cfls-highest-paid-american-db/
By John Hodge -January 8, 2026
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have made Evan Holm the CFL's highest-paid American defensive back, per league sources.
The 27-year-old signed a two-year contract extension with the team on Tuesday, which included an $80,000 signing bonus. Holm will also receive $71,700 in salary, $15,300 in housing, $10,000 in marketing, and a $3,000 travel bonus. In total, he will earn $180,000 in hard money in 2026, plus up to $6,000 in all-star and awards incentives.
The second year of Holm's new contract includes $185,000 in hard money with $55,000 of the base salary guaranteed for 2027. The deal was negotiated by veteran agent Rob Fry.
Prior to this extension being signed, the two highest-paid defensive backs for the 2026 season were going to be Hamilton Tiger-Cats cornerback Jamal Peters and Deatrick Nichols, who is Holm's teammate in Winnipeg. Both players will earn $175,000 this upcoming season with Nichols receiving a $60,000 signing bonus to return to the Blue Bombers.
Holm started 18 regular-season games at field-side halfback in 2025, earning his first All-CFL selection. He recorded 55 defensive tackles, six special teams tackles, a team-high four interceptions, and two forced fumbles.
The five-foot-eleven, 185-pound defender has played 63 regular-season games over four seasons in Winnipeg, making 225 defensive tackles, 17 special teams tackles, seven interceptions, two sacks, and two forced fumbles.
https://3downnation.com/2026/01/08/winnipeg-blue-bombers-make-evan-holm-cfls-highest-paid-american-db/