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#21
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers agree to term...
Last post by Jesse - Today at 10:49:49 AMQuote from: Waffler on February 08, 2026, 10:44:22 PMI guess you didn't read him talking about how Edm treated him. They didn't even talk to him, Just made him wait until the day before his bonus. The classy thing to do was let him go early.
"I actually didn't hear from them until the day they released me. They called me, 'We're gonna make it public.' Knowing the situation and extending Cody, I wasn't oblivious to what was going to happen. I knew what was coming and then they gave me a quick phone call before the release."
Ford indicated there were no conversations with Edmonton about potentially restructuring his contract and staying in the Alberta capital as Fajardo's backup. It's an idea he thought about on his own due to relationships with people on the team and owning a house in the city.
Yeah, we hear the same story from every player who isn't retained. It's only one side of the story.
The bonus was put into his contract by his agent to ensure an early release if it came to that, and that's exactly wha happened. There were no surprises.
#22
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Bomber games on YouTube
Last post by gobombersgo - Today at 06:42:31 AMCFL Classics has added the 2008 Banjo Bowl to YouTube.
#23
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: New rules / commissioner's...
Last post by gobombersgo - Today at 06:34:54 AMQuote from: theaardvark on February 08, 2026, 05:04:13 PMAgain, they could make any changes they wanted, there was far more they could do to Americanize the league.
Moving goalposts, taking 10 yards length out of the field and changing the clock are not "American" changes.
4 downs, 11 men, no ratio, narrower field, there were so many more ways they could have "Americanize" the game. But they chose a few cosmetic changes to update the game.
Again, I would be more open to the changes if they werent the league's only major initiative so far to attract new fans.
I am still waiting for other efforts to enhance fans' experiences.
#24
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: New rules / commissioner's...
Last post by Blueforlife - Today at 03:42:54 AMI'm with Mr. Flutie here
#25
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: C. Streveler
Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - Today at 12:22:52 AMQuote from: Stats Junkie on February 08, 2026, 07:05:47 AMChris Streveler on Radio Row at Super Bowl - talk with 'The Moj', radio voice of the BC Lions
Great interview, Strev. is such a positive guy, I'm sure he'll land on his feet somewhere on the field or off.
#26
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers agree to term...
Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - February 08, 2026, 11:58:02 PMQuote from: Waffler on February 08, 2026, 10:44:22 PMI guess you didn't read him talking about how Edm treated him. They didn't even talk to him, Just made him wait until the day before his bonus. The classy thing to do was let him go early.
"I actually didn't hear from them until the day they released me. They called me, 'We're gonna make it public.' Knowing the situation and extending Cody, I wasn't oblivious to what was going to happen. I knew what was coming and then they gave me a quick phone call before the release."
Ford indicated there were no conversations with Edmonton about potentially restructuring his contract and staying in the Alberta capital as Fajardo's backup. It's an idea he thought about on his own due to relationships with people on the team and owning a house in the city.
Don't think the Elks did anything nefarious, Ford was paid twice what Streveler received and won fewer games, plus he used that overpayment to set himself up in the B&B business with a couple of properities to rent out, including one near Hamilton which he will be moving into. Also had 3 clubs bidding for his services and is ok with what transpired, watch the 3DN interview instead of reading the article and you may come away with a different interpretation.
#27
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: New rules / commissioner's...
Last post by theaardvark - February 08, 2026, 11:04:55 PMQuote from: Jesse on February 08, 2026, 06:58:42 PMAgain, every change makes it closer to the American game. They didn't make any changes that were unique to improve the game, just made it look like the NFL. Again, they've offered no other reasons why they are making these changes.
The goal posts, 10 yards, and clock are *literally* taken from the NFL. To say they're not American changes is just trolling.
Is the EZ configuration in NFL/NCAA a better design than what is presently used in the CFL? Is it a "better idea"? Regardless tradition, it is a better layout? I guess we will see if it works better.
The field is still 15 yards wider and still 10 yards longer. There is no way to think it could be mistaken for American. And it sounds like the clock won't be changing during the most important time.
#28
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers agree to term...
Last post by theaardvark - February 08, 2026, 10:58:15 PMQuote from: Waffler on February 08, 2026, 10:44:22 PMI guess you didn't read him talking about how Edm treated him. They didn't even talk to him, Just made him wait until the day before his bonus. The classy thing to do was let him go early.
"I actually didn't hear from them until the day they released me. They called me, 'We're gonna make it public.' Knowing the situation and extending Cody, I wasn't oblivious to what was going to happen. I knew what was coming and then they gave me a quick phone call before the release."
Ford indicated there were no conversations with Edmonton about potentially restructuring his contract and staying in the Alberta capital as Fajardo's backup. It's an idea he thought about on his own due to relationships with people on the team and owning a house in the city.
What's interesting about these new fangled telephone we are using is they work both ways.
If Ford had wanted to restructure his deal, he could have called the Elks and told them a new number/deal that he would be willing to take.
Saying that they never called him is kinda lame.
#29
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers roster - 2025...
Last post by gobombersgo - February 08, 2026, 10:58:13 PM1st & 10 - Ceresna on board
February 6, 2026 Ed Tait
The curtains are going to go up Tuesday morning on the first official day of Canadian Football League free agency with most who follow this grand ol' loop already knowing how the plot is about to all unfold and where all the main characters are going to land.
The league's 'legal tampering period' — that week-long window which opened last Sunday and allowed pending free agents and their representatives to speak with all interested suitors — has already taken 99.9 percent of the drama out of the event courtesy all the reported signings across the league, including here in Winnipeg.
Defensive lineman Jake Ceresna's addition to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers was made official on Friday, five days after it was first reported, with the announcements of the additions of offensive tackle Jarell Broxton, cornerback Jonathan Moxey and receiver Tommy Nield soon to follow early next week. And it's certainly not unique to our market, with that kind of player movement has already having happened all across the league.
Now, go ahead and debate the merits/flaws in how the legal tampering window works — that's potentially another column for another time — but with the Blue Bombers having already done much of their heavy lifting in advance Tuesday's official market opening, we keep getting the same questions from fans over the last few days.
And so, as we open another edition of 1st & 10, here is one man's opinion on the three most-common queries...
1 What's left for the Blue Bombers to do?
Not much, frankly, although they may still kick the tires on some of the CFL free agents still available on the market.
Adding Ceresna and Broxton considerably beefed up the Blue Bombers at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. Moxey fills a hole at cornerback with a proven veteran starter and Nield adds a young up-and-coming Canadian to the receiving corps that already landed former Hamilton Tiger-Cat star Tim White at the end of last month.
Remember, too, all the work the club did before the legal tampering window opened by re-signing several key players since the end of the 2025 season.
That list includes running back Brady Oliveira, receivers Nic Demski and Gavin Cobb, offensive linemen Stanley Bryant, Pat Neufeld and Tui Eli, defensive linemen Willie Jefferson, Cam Lawson and Tanner Schmekel, defensive backs Deatrick Nichols, Evan Holm, Redha Kramdi and Michael Griffin II, linebackers Kyrie Wilson and Tanner Cadwallader, kicker Sergio Castillo and punter Jamieson Sheahan.
Of the remaining players on the Blue Bombers list of pending free agents defensive end James Vaughters has reportedly signed with Saskatchewan, receiver Jerreth Sterns with Montreal and cornerback Demerio Houston with Ottawa; centre Chris Kolankowski was already released and has landed in Hamilton, as has offensive tackle Eric Lofton, defensive back Jamal Parker was released in December and is a pending free agent, as are defensive tackle Jamal Woods, receivers Dalton Schoen, Keric Wheatfall, Dillon Mitchell and Cody Kase, defensive backs Nick Hallett, Dexter Lawson, Terrell Bonds, Enock Makonzo, quarterback Chris Streveler and linebacker Shayne Gauthier.
Also on that list is Jake Thomas, who retired to become the team's new defensive line coach.
Seeing that 17 players were re-signed and Ceresna, Broxton, Moxey, Nield and White would have all commanded considerable dollars on the market, the Blue Bombers may very well now be tapped out with respect to the cap, even with its expected bump to $6.28 million, up $220,000 from last year.
2 WHAT ABOUT A VETERAN QB TO BACK UP ZACH COLLAROS?
Fair question, given Collaros missed five starts last year and didn't finish three other games due to injury and with Streveler coming off a knee injury suffered in the regular-season finale and soon to hit the market.
The sense is the club won't be pursuing Montreal's Caleb Evans, McLeod Bethel-Thompson or Shea Patterson (who was here last year before being released), Tyrie Adams of Ottawa or any other QB with even a smidge of CFL experience on the market.
A couple of reasons for that — first, they used their available cap space to lock up the 17 players mentioned above who are returning and then spent significantly on the new faces.
And second, there's the thought the Blue Bombers may have their future No. 2 among the QBs under contract — returnees Terry Wilson and Chase Artopoeus, former UFL MVP and Los Angeles Ram Bryce Perkins and former Michigan State/Auburn starter Payton Thorne, who was in camp with the Cincinnati Bengals last year.
3 DOES BROXTON MOVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TACKLE AND WHAT DOES NIELD'S ADDITION MEAN TO THE RECEIVING CORPS?
We're going to address a couple questions here in one chunk...
Broxton has played left tackle for the B.C. Lions the last few years and the Blue Bombers have future hall of famer Stanley Bryant locked in at the left flank. Broxton is apparently good with moving to right tackle and will likely be the heir apparent to Bryant at left tackle if the big man every does hang 'em up. So, file this under 'nice problem to have' for the moment.
Kendall Randolph, who played right tackle all of last year, may also get some looks at guard along with Micah Vanterpool, who impressed in spot duty last year. This fuels the narrative the club is tinkering with using three Americans along the O-line.
Nield indirectly has a role in that, too, as he gives the team the option of starting three Canadians in the receiving corps with Demski and with Kevens Clercius, Cobb and Joey Corcoran — and perhaps a draft pick — in the discussion for a third spot alongside White and Pokey Wilson. There are also seven other new Americans already signed, with more possibly to follow.
https://www.bluebombers.com/2026/02/06/1st-10-ceresna-on-board/
February 6, 2026 Ed Tait
The curtains are going to go up Tuesday morning on the first official day of Canadian Football League free agency with most who follow this grand ol' loop already knowing how the plot is about to all unfold and where all the main characters are going to land.
The league's 'legal tampering period' — that week-long window which opened last Sunday and allowed pending free agents and their representatives to speak with all interested suitors — has already taken 99.9 percent of the drama out of the event courtesy all the reported signings across the league, including here in Winnipeg.
Defensive lineman Jake Ceresna's addition to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers was made official on Friday, five days after it was first reported, with the announcements of the additions of offensive tackle Jarell Broxton, cornerback Jonathan Moxey and receiver Tommy Nield soon to follow early next week. And it's certainly not unique to our market, with that kind of player movement has already having happened all across the league.
Now, go ahead and debate the merits/flaws in how the legal tampering window works — that's potentially another column for another time — but with the Blue Bombers having already done much of their heavy lifting in advance Tuesday's official market opening, we keep getting the same questions from fans over the last few days.
And so, as we open another edition of 1st & 10, here is one man's opinion on the three most-common queries...
1 What's left for the Blue Bombers to do?
Not much, frankly, although they may still kick the tires on some of the CFL free agents still available on the market.
Adding Ceresna and Broxton considerably beefed up the Blue Bombers at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. Moxey fills a hole at cornerback with a proven veteran starter and Nield adds a young up-and-coming Canadian to the receiving corps that already landed former Hamilton Tiger-Cat star Tim White at the end of last month.
Remember, too, all the work the club did before the legal tampering window opened by re-signing several key players since the end of the 2025 season.
That list includes running back Brady Oliveira, receivers Nic Demski and Gavin Cobb, offensive linemen Stanley Bryant, Pat Neufeld and Tui Eli, defensive linemen Willie Jefferson, Cam Lawson and Tanner Schmekel, defensive backs Deatrick Nichols, Evan Holm, Redha Kramdi and Michael Griffin II, linebackers Kyrie Wilson and Tanner Cadwallader, kicker Sergio Castillo and punter Jamieson Sheahan.
Of the remaining players on the Blue Bombers list of pending free agents defensive end James Vaughters has reportedly signed with Saskatchewan, receiver Jerreth Sterns with Montreal and cornerback Demerio Houston with Ottawa; centre Chris Kolankowski was already released and has landed in Hamilton, as has offensive tackle Eric Lofton, defensive back Jamal Parker was released in December and is a pending free agent, as are defensive tackle Jamal Woods, receivers Dalton Schoen, Keric Wheatfall, Dillon Mitchell and Cody Kase, defensive backs Nick Hallett, Dexter Lawson, Terrell Bonds, Enock Makonzo, quarterback Chris Streveler and linebacker Shayne Gauthier.
Also on that list is Jake Thomas, who retired to become the team's new defensive line coach.
Seeing that 17 players were re-signed and Ceresna, Broxton, Moxey, Nield and White would have all commanded considerable dollars on the market, the Blue Bombers may very well now be tapped out with respect to the cap, even with its expected bump to $6.28 million, up $220,000 from last year.
2 WHAT ABOUT A VETERAN QB TO BACK UP ZACH COLLAROS?
Fair question, given Collaros missed five starts last year and didn't finish three other games due to injury and with Streveler coming off a knee injury suffered in the regular-season finale and soon to hit the market.
The sense is the club won't be pursuing Montreal's Caleb Evans, McLeod Bethel-Thompson or Shea Patterson (who was here last year before being released), Tyrie Adams of Ottawa or any other QB with even a smidge of CFL experience on the market.
A couple of reasons for that — first, they used their available cap space to lock up the 17 players mentioned above who are returning and then spent significantly on the new faces.
And second, there's the thought the Blue Bombers may have their future No. 2 among the QBs under contract — returnees Terry Wilson and Chase Artopoeus, former UFL MVP and Los Angeles Ram Bryce Perkins and former Michigan State/Auburn starter Payton Thorne, who was in camp with the Cincinnati Bengals last year.
3 DOES BROXTON MOVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TACKLE AND WHAT DOES NIELD'S ADDITION MEAN TO THE RECEIVING CORPS?
We're going to address a couple questions here in one chunk...
Broxton has played left tackle for the B.C. Lions the last few years and the Blue Bombers have future hall of famer Stanley Bryant locked in at the left flank. Broxton is apparently good with moving to right tackle and will likely be the heir apparent to Bryant at left tackle if the big man every does hang 'em up. So, file this under 'nice problem to have' for the moment.
Kendall Randolph, who played right tackle all of last year, may also get some looks at guard along with Micah Vanterpool, who impressed in spot duty last year. This fuels the narrative the club is tinkering with using three Americans along the O-line.
Nield indirectly has a role in that, too, as he gives the team the option of starting three Canadians in the receiving corps with Demski and with Kevens Clercius, Cobb and Joey Corcoran — and perhaps a draft pick — in the discussion for a third spot alongside White and Pokey Wilson. There are also seven other new Americans already signed, with more possibly to follow.
https://www.bluebombers.com/2026/02/06/1st-10-ceresna-on-board/
#30
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers agree to term...
Last post by Waffler - February 08, 2026, 10:44:22 PMQuote from: Jesse on February 08, 2026, 08:42:35 PMWhat middle finger did they give FordI guess you didn't read him talking about how Edm treated him. They didn't even talk to him, Just made him wait until the day before his bonus. The classy thing to do was let him go early.
"I actually didn't hear from them until the day they released me. They called me, 'We're gonna make it public.' Knowing the situation and extending Cody, I wasn't oblivious to what was going to happen. I knew what was coming and then they gave me a quick phone call before the release."
Ford indicated there were no conversations with Edmonton about potentially restructuring his contract and staying in the Alberta capital as Fajardo's backup. It's an idea he thought about on his own due to relationships with people on the team and owning a house in the city.