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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Blue Bombers re-sign DB Hallet...

Last post by blue_gold_84 - Today at 07:26:13 PM

https://www.bluebombers.com/2026/02/11/blue-bombers-re-sign-defensive-back-nick-hallett/

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

He had officially hit the Canadian Football League free agent market on Tuesday.

Hallett (5-11, 190; University of Toronto; born: November 11, 1993, in London, Ont.) returns to the Blue Bombers for a seventh season after originally being selected by the club in the seventh round, 61st overall, in the 2019 CFL Draft.

A valuable contributor on special teams for his entire career, Hallett has appeared in 100 regular-season games for the Blue Bombers including seven starts at safety. He is also a two-time Grey Cup champion as a member of the 2019 and 2021 squads.

Hallett appeared in 14 games in 2025, registering two defensive tackles, nine on special teams while adding a forced fumble. He led the Blue Bombers in special teams tackles in 2023 with 20, third in the CFL, and now has 80 in his career – sixth most in franchise history.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - Today at 07:14:42 PM

Bombers re-sign Hallett. I wasn't expecting that but he's a good ST player. Can't keep everybody.

Must have accepted base level ST salary, hopefully he can stay healthy as he always adds a spark.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Free agency

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - Today at 07:12:03 PM

Heres hoping he follows Mccinnis trajectory who has s similar body type and finally found his stride in 4th season

I think that's shooting a bit high, I think McInnis secret weapon is the QB throwing him the ball, Neild's skill level is more like that of Woli, nothing wrong with that, he's younger.  Fairly lumbering and not deceptive or a brilliant route runner, gets to the right place and hangs onto the ball plus a robust YAC runner.  Both the Argos and Riders let him walk while hanging onto to other Natl. receivers, Zach won't be counting on him to hit homeruns, just to be a reliable target.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...

Last post by Blue In BC - Today at 07:01:43 PM

Bombers re-sign Hallett. I wasn't expecting that but he's a good ST player. Can't keep everybody.

[It's too bad the draft choices didn't get more reps last year but it is what it is and I don't know why those decisions were made.]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 Depth Chart

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - Today at 06:31:18 PM

True enough. I don't know what the coaches see or don't see in practice to move someone up or down. We have 18 LB's listed out of 87 players on the roster. That's tough on all of them.

It's too bad the draft choices didn't get more reps last year but it is what it is and I don't know why those decisions were made.

Guessing what players we draft or why and at which positions this year is always interesting. Do we try and fill a need or pick the best available when we pick. There has to be a trade off.

If the best players available when we draft more LB's in our 1st 3 or 4 picks? That would be almost a funny situation.

MOS is overly cautious, securing the win comes before all else and if the team struggles as they did last season in many games he relies heavily on his veterans.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - Today at 06:27:47 PM

Many players are signing big new $$ contracts. No problem. It's related to the increased SMS and top players are getting most of it.

Yah not such a bad thing, if the veteran receiver gets paid an average of $150k it will make the CFL more attractive to college players that fall short of the NFL.  Same goes for salaries across the board, multi-season veteran players should make more than $120k.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 Winnipeg Blue Bomber ...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - Today at 05:56:47 PM

I mean, we don't even know who's on the team yet. Even besides the fact that we can't project how many people will get injured or spend time on the 1 game or 6 game IR, we don't know how many guys on first year deals will be on the active roster. Not to mention the bonuses paid out in 2025 or use of marketing money.

It's just a fool's errand.

It must be super difficult to plan and budget for all contingencies, having backups ready to go for every player on the starting lineup who could be injured and miss the entire season. Much worse when numerous players from the same position group go down together, I believe the Sask. O-line dealt with that situation 3-4 years ago.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers agree to term...

Last post by dd - Today at 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

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 Depth Chart

Last post by Blue In BC - Today at 05:53:50 PM

If O'Shea designates them ST players without a fair trial guaranteed they'll leave at the first chance, he expects players to embrace the ST role but rarely gives those players the chance to advance.  For highly touted draft picks coming out of college that would be a bitter pill to swallow.

True enough. I don't know what the coaches see or don't see in practice to move someone up or down. We have 18 LB's listed out of 87 players on the roster. That's tough on all of them.

It's too bad the draft choices didn't get more reps last year but it is what it is and I don't know why those decisions were made.

Guessing what players we draft or why and at which positions this year is always interesting. Do we try and fill a need or pick the best available when we pick. There has to be a trade off.

If the best players available when we draft more LB's in our 1st 3 or 4 picks? That would be almost a funny situation.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers agree to term...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - Today at 05:49:14 PM

Is Nield a better blocker than Clercius? Hope so.

What do the coaches have to do to get the receivers to be better blockers?

The quick pass around the line of scrimmage is not available for the bombers cause of that problem. Blocking was non existent.

Wish there was a stat for that.

Blocking isn't a random occurrence, on any given play blocking is assigned to specific players, if they fail to execute they get an F on that assignment.