Deatrick Nichols signs one year extension.

[Jesse]

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has agreed to terms on a one-year contract extension with veteran defensive back Deatrick Nichols.

He was scheduled to become a free agent in February.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/18/blue-bombers-re-sign-veteran-defensive-back-deatrick-nichols/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOxBQBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFUSnVCQzl0YjFUTVZmRURVc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlETzTfTL3PSgG3NAboejTeF9TP63lzRIL5xFejJIoKJa0RtwzNZIqcGKCjS_aem__zXPIfP5iC7e_QdrvkLPpA

[ModAdmin]

Blue Bombers re-sign veteran defensive back Deatrick Nichols

WINNIPEG, MB., December 18, 2025 –   The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has agreed to terms on a one-year contract extension with veteran defensive back Deatrick Nichols.

He was scheduled to become a free agent in February.

Nichols (5-9, 178; University of South Florida; born: June 3, 1994, in Miami, FLA.) returns in 2026 for his sixth year with the Blue Bombers and following another solid season in 2025.

An important leader and steady presence in a defence that surrendered the fewest points in 2025, Nichols finished the year with 37 defensive tackles and 13 pass knockdowns – second in the Canadian Football League to Willie Jefferson's league-leading 16.

A two-time CFL All-Star (2021, 2022), Nichols started all 18 regular-season games and the Eastern Semi-Final and has only missed two contests in the last five years. He was also a member of the 2021 Grey Cup championship side. He has now suited up for 82 regular-season games, every one of them as a Blue Bomber.

Nichols played his college ball at South Florida and was a starter in his final three seasons. He first turned pro with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2018 and had looks from the New Orleans Saints and Miami Dolphins and, in 2020, was also leading the XFL in interceptions in 2020 as a member of the Houston Roughnecks before the COVID-19 pandemic shut the league down.

He first signed with the Blue Bombers in February of 2021.

 

[peg_city]

Nice!

[Blue In BC]

Great. I had no doubt he'd be re-signed even though some felt we'd go younger and cheaper on SMS. He's as solid a DB as you can get in the CFL.

I don't know that I thought he'd be re-signed this early, but that's just a moot point.  He'll turn 32 in TC but has almost no injury issues and missed no gmes to mention.

Good on Walters for getting down to work with our potential free agents.

[GOLDMEMBER]

Good.

Castillo and Demski...

Need some outside talent additions especially edge rusher, DT, a ball hawk safety would be sweet as well.

[Jesse]

No complaints so far with any of our re-signings.

The interesting part will be when/if we sign guys that maybe we shouldn't, or what happens when free agency opens.

Also, *** are we doing at OC?

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Great. I had no doubt he'd be re-signed even though some felt we'd go younger and cheaper on SMS. He's as solid a DB as you can get in the CFL.

I don't know that I thought he'd be re-signed this early, but that's just a moot point.  He'll turn 32 in TC but has almost no injury issues and missed no gmes to mention.

Good on Walters for getting down to work with our potential free agents.

Hopefully they re-sign Holm as well, if he makes it to FA he could be gone to higher money, It would be sad to see him lead the Riders secondary for the next 5 seasons.

[Blueforlife]

Good one, part of our awesome D

[theaardvark]

No complaints so far with any of our re-signings.

The interesting part will be when/if we sign guys that maybe we shouldn't, or what happens when free agency opens.

Also, *** are we doing at OC?

We have asked permission to talk to potential candidates, and there will be more available once contracts end Dec 31.  Only then can we sign someone without them getting a release from their current team.  Even though we have been granted permission to talk it doesn't mean they are released to sign.  Toronto might still have Miller in the running for HC, for instance.

In the case of Sunderland, obviously we granted him his early release, allowing him to sign in Ham.  No reason to restrict that if he was leaving in Jan anyways.

[the.inkster]

We have asked permission to talk to potential candidates, and there will be more available once contracts end Dec 31.  Only then can we sign someone without them getting a release from their current team.  Even though we have been granted permission to talk it doesn't mean they are released to sign.  Toronto might still have Miller in the running for HC, for instance.

In the case of Sunderland, obviously we granted him his early release, allowing him to sign in Ham.  No reason to restrict that if he was leaving in Jan anyways.

FYI Mike Miller was appointed Toronto's head coach on Dec 2

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Would really like to see the price point of this one.

[theaardvark]

FYI Mike Miller was appointed Toronto's head coach on Dec 2

LOL, wow.  Missed that news.  I guess he's off the OC list.  One Mike Miller per team is enough, though.