Blue Bombers agree to terms with veteran defensive lineman Jake Ceresna

blue_gold_84 · February 09, 2026, 01:23:25 PM

Paul Friesen loves to fry up nothing burgers. He's got no other skills.

theaardvark · February 09, 2026, 06:07:12 PM

Quote from: Jesse on February 09, 2026, 10:49:49 AMYeah, 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.

Bonuses make teams make decisions ahead of FA. Definitely. But those decisions should be made in consultation with the player.

Unless the intent was never to consider his return, which should have led to him immediate release, or the trade of his player rights to another team for a neg lister and a case of gatorade. Hanging him out until the day before bonus is due is disrespectful. Legal, but disrespectul.

But again, the phone call to the Elks by the agent saying "Hey, you want to renegotiate? Or are we in your plans? If not, can you cut us loose now?" was not an impossible call to make, and ends the disrespect.

dd · February 10, 2026, 05:23:41 PM

Sometimes, a p1ayer knows its time to move on, yes Ford cou1d have ca11ed to try and renegotiate, but then thought why bother, they suck, they have 1itt1e to no fan support, 1et's move on. I think that's what happened here and he's going to be happier c1oser to home and have more success and 1ess trave1 p1aying in the east

theaardvark · February 10, 2026, 05:25:02 PM

Quote from: dd on February 10, 2026, 05:23:41 PMSometimes, a p1ayer knows its time to move on, yes Ford cou1d have ca11ed to try and renegotiate, but then thought why bother, they suck, they have 1itt1e to no fan support, 1et's move on. I think that's what happened here and he's going to be happier c1oser to home and have more success and 1ess trave1 p1aying in the east

Sure, but if that was the case, you can't then disparage the team for not reaching out.

Throw Long Bannatyne · February 10, 2026, 05:39:06 PM

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At 33:08 Ed Tait and Derek Taylor do a breakdown of the big moves made in free agency by all teams.

blue_gold_84 · February 10, 2026, 06:31:40 PM

I am stoked to see this guy in a blue and gold jersey. He seems pretty pumped to be here.

Tecno · February 10, 2026, 08:28:47 PM

Quote from: GCn19 on February 06, 2026, 05:17:13 AM68.9% of his snaps in 2024 was at DE

Ya, you're gonna have to cite a source for this, as no one will believe you are Ceresna's biggest fan who literally tracks his every snap. If PFF or whatever is giving out that info free, tell us how so we can make use of it!

Tecno · February 10, 2026, 08:37:13 PM

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on February 08, 2026, 11:58:02 PMFord was paid twice what Streveler received and won fewer games

This is a really hilarious stat.

Tecno · February 10, 2026, 08:38:31 PM

Quote 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.

Uh, Mafia has been accused of doing the exact same thing many times, and by players way more "important" than Tre Ford.

Football is a poopy business, and teams seem to mistreat players all the time. Unfortunately, I've grown to just accept it as business as usual.

dd · February 11, 2026, 05:55:20 PM

I think teams just prioritize spending their time on p1ayers they want to sign and dont waste time ca11ing p1ayers that aren't in their p1ans. Not rea1 c1assy, wou1dnt take much time, but its a co1d business

theaardvark · February 11, 2026, 07:42:38 PM

Quote from: dd on February 11, 2026, 05:55:20 PMI think teams just prioritize spending their time on p1ayers they want to sign and dont waste time ca11ing p1ayers that aren't in their p1ans. Not rea1 c1assy, wou1dnt take much time, but its a co1d business

Yeah, those pesky phone calls can take hours... on wait. No, 5 minutes. If you don't have 5 minutes for a player that you signed to a multi year deal, then you ain't cold, you crass.

Jesse · February 11, 2026, 08:25:20 PM

Quote from: theaardvark on February 11, 2026, 07:42:38 PMYeah, those pesky phone calls can take hours... on wait. No, 5 minutes. If you don't have 5 minutes for a player that you signed to a multi year deal, then you ain't cold, you crass.

When Walters speaks on this topic for Bomber players, he's pretty adamant that conversations are being had. Some players just want to play the blame game after they lose their job.