Bombers add former BC LB Mike Smith Jr.

[VictorRomano]

According to CFL's transactions page.

Smith Jr (5'11", 244#, Baylor) spent 2024 on the PR & most of 2025 on BC's AR.

https://www.cfl.ca/players/mike-smith-jr-/169049/

Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFimWVTSRHo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HchBjDQpelk

[Blueforlife]

I don't know this name!

[Blue In BC]

Looks like a candidate to compete at MLB and a spot on the PR.

[theaardvark]

According to CFL's transactions page.

Smith Jr (5'11", 244#, Baylor) spent 2024 on the PR & most of 2025 on BC's AR.

https://www.cfl.ca/players/mike-smith-jr-/169049/

Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFimWVTSRHo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HchBjDQpelk

2026-01-27   WPG   ADD   Active Roster
2025-06-01   BC   DEL   Free Agent
2024-11-18   BC   TRF TO GAME ROSTER   Active Roster
2024-11-05   BC   ADD   Future Active
2024-11-03   BC   DEL   Practice Roster
2024-09-23   BC   ADD   Practice Roster

From this it looks like 2024 on the PR, and then to keep him, he was put on the AR to avoid him becoming a FA, and then released June 1, before teh season started, and remained a FA all last year.

5'11, 244 is a bowling ball.  If he was a prospect, why didn't BC sign him when they released Awe?

TS/ST fodder, of which we have TOO much at the LB spot right now... especially for an American.  Why?

[Pigskin]

2026-01-27   WPG   ADD   Active Roster
2025-06-01   BC   DEL   Free Agent
2024-11-18   BC   TRF TO GAME ROSTER   Active Roster
2024-11-05   BC   ADD   Future Active
2024-11-03   BC   DEL   Practice Roster
2024-09-23   BC   ADD   Practice Roster

From this it looks like 2024 on the PR, and then to keep him, he was put on the AR to avoid him becoming a FA, and then released June 1, before teh season started, and remained a FA all last year.

5'11, 244 is a bowling ball.  If he was a prospect, why didn't BC sign him when they released Awe?

TS/ST fodder, of which we have TOO much at the LB spot right now... especially for an American.  Why?

It looks like 244 is a mistake. I have seen 231 a number of times. Two pre-season games in the CFL doesn't tell us that much.
 

[theaardvark]

It looks like 244 is a mistake. I have seen 231 a number of times. Two pre-season games in the CFL doesn't tell us that much.
 

College stats have him 5'11 244, same as CFL.CA, but WBB have him 6'1 231.

Weird

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

From this it looks like 2024 on the PR, and then to keep him, he was put on the AR to avoid him becoming a FA, and then released June 1, before teh season started, and remained a FA all last year.

5'11, 244 is a bowling ball.  If he was a prospect, why didn't BC sign him when they released Awe?

TS/ST fodder, of which we have TOO much at the LB spot right now... especially for an American.  Why?

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Because BC signed Darnell Sankey prior to releasing Awe.