Winnipeg Blue Bombers agree to terms with former Riders QB Shea Patterson

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign quarterback Shea Patterson

WINNIPEG, MB., February 12, 2025 –  The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has agreed to terms on a one-year contract with quarterback Shea Patterson.

Patterson (6-0, 212; Michigan; born: January 17, 1997, in Toledo, OH) joins the Blue Bombers after spending the last three seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders (2023-24) and Montreal Alouettes (2021).

He dressed for all 18 regular-season games and the Western Semi-Final and Western Final last year for the Roughriders, completing 131 of 217 passes (60.4 percent) for 1,655 yards and six touchdowns against five interceptions. He also rushed 38 times for 134 yards and a team-leading seven more scores.

The Roughriders were 2-4 in his six starts last season in relief of Trevor Harris, including a 19-9 win over the Blue Bombers in Regina last July in a game in which he threw for 261 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 35 yards.

Patterson first turned pro with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2020 as an undrafted free agent and after a stint in The Spring League, spent time with the B.C. Lions on the practice roster in 2021 before signing with the Montreal Alouettes later that season.

Patterson was the first overall pick in the 2022 USFL Draft by the Michigan Panthers in 2022 and was later signed by the New Orleans Breakers. He then signed with Saskatchewan in February of 2023.

He split his college days between Ole Miss (2016-17) and Michigan (2018-19) and earned All-Big Team Third Team honours in both his seasons with the Wolverines and moved past Tom Brady into seventh place on the school's all-time passing-yardage list.

Patterson was also selected by the Texas Rangers in the 39th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.

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[DM83]

Did he return a signed contract yet?

[TecnoGenius]

Speaking as a Michigan fan Patterson is trash, he struggles to throw the ball deep. loves the 1-4 yard pass. Still plays like he has 4 downs. Needs 5 downs to get a first down.

LOL, that's really funny!  (don't care if it's true or not!)

[TecnoGenius]

He had also broken a rib in week 5 (his start against Ottawa). So was also dealing with that the whole time.

That would explain a few things!  Dude can't catch a break.  I'll have to hit up the PVR for week 5 to check it out...

[TecnoGenius]

Not a huge sample size for either, Crum Powell has more Int than TD.  Not sure why you think he's a future starter when his own team has Brown ahead of him...

I didn't say he's a future starter.  I said out of all the #2, #3, #4's in the league right now, he's the guy I'd pick as having the best chance.

I'm going by the last couple of games he started or subbed in.  He suddenly appeared to have turned the corner in '24 compared to his '23 stuff.  He was sitting in the pocket more, making good reads and passes, etc.  In prior years he was just another scrambling/running QB.

He isn't good enough to be a #1 right now, probably, but I think he has a shot of dev'ing into one!  He could even be "the next one", and I wouldn't mind if that was discovered here rather than in OTT or wherever.

In contrast, I don't think Dolegala nor Patterson will ever be "the one".  But I'm open to being proven wrong should the need arise!!

[TecnoGenius]

I didn't say he's a future starter.  I said out of all the #2, #3, #4's in the league right now, he's the guy I'd pick as having the best chance.

SORRY!!  I had a brain toot.  I meant all this time to say Powell, not Crum.  Too much off-season away from CFL and I can't keep my tier-2 QBs straight anymore.

Powell is the guy I would have liked to sign, but I think HAM sees this and won't let him go.  At least not until they find a long term QB solution.