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#51
Offside Forum / Re: Winnipeg Jets Discussion -...
Last post by Jesse - March 24, 2024, 01:35:21 AM
Quote from: Pigskin on March 23, 2024, 07:02:13 PMLots of D zone breakdowns. Another 39 shot game.. Glad to see CP91 finally scored a goal.

geeze, do we just allow 40 shots per game now?
#52
Blue Bombers add defensive back

WINNIPEG, MB., March 23, 2024 - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has signed American defensive back Terrell Bonds.

Bonds (5-9, 185; Tennessee State, born: June 22, 1996, in Miami, FL) most recently played the 2023 season with the San Antonio Brahmas in the XFL, making 14 tackles, three pass breakups, two fumble recoveries, and 11 punt returns for 108 yards in nine games.

Bonds was undrafted and signed with the Baltimore Ravens in 2019. After spending that season on the practice roster, he saw action in four games with Baltimore in 2020, making six tackles, and then spent the remainder of the season on the PR. He spent the 2022 season with the Pittsburgh Maulers in the USFL.

Bonds played four seasons at Tennessee State recording 95 tackles, ten interceptions, two touchdowns, 28 pass breakups, and two forced fumbles in 39 games for the Tigers.
#53
Offside Forum / Re: Winnipeg Jets Discussion -...
Last post by Pigskin - March 23, 2024, 07:02:13 PM
Lots of D zone breakdowns. Another 39 shot game.. Glad to see CP91 finally scored a goal.
#54
Blue Bombers add defensive back 

WINNIPEG, MB., March 23, 2024 - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has signed American defensive back Terrell Bonds.

Bonds (5-9, 185; Tennessee State, born: June 22, 1996, in Miami, FL) most recently played the 2023 season with the San Antonio Brahmas in the XFL, making 14 tackles, three pass breakups, two fumble recoveries, and 11 punt returns for 108 yards in nine games.

Bonds was undrafted and signed with the Baltimore Ravens in 2019. After spending that season on the practice roster, he saw action in four games with Baltimore in 2020, making six tackles, and then spent the remainder of the season on the PR. He spent the 2022 season with the Pittsburgh Maulers in the USFL.

Bonds played four seasons at Tennessee State recording 95 tackles, ten interceptions, two touchdowns, 28 pass breakups, and two forced fumbles in 39 games for the Tigers.
#55
Now I'm excited about mini camp as well :)
#56
Quote from: Jesse on March 18, 2024, 11:01:47 AMYeah, but... Do you really want to sit around and watch it?

It's a notch above watching paint dry.

Watched the CFL.ca podcasts of the 40 yard dash yesterday and it was decently entertaining with Barker and Marshall Ferguson's commentary, Barker is a nonstop motor mouth so he helps fill the gaps.  Looking forward to the Sunday morning practice event which will feature Ferguson and Willie Jefferson doing the commentary.

https://www.cfl.ca/2024/03/05/cfl-combine-presented-by-new-era-live-sunday-practice/
#57
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: You are invited to attend ...
Last post by Jesse - March 23, 2024, 12:23:47 PM
Quote from: ModAdmin on March 23, 2024, 02:36:05 AMInteresting article on what goes into interviewing players at the Combine...

....That basic theme – whether a prospect is a good dude or not – is critical to how the Blue Bombers conduct these interviews and key to their end goal in the process. Draft choices are based primarily on football skill, absolutely. But it's so much about fit with an organization that has found such a perfect locker room mix while advancing to four consecutive Grey Cup games, with wins in 2019 and 2021.

The club's brass allowed yours truly a chance to sit in on one of the interviews this week to get a feel for the experience from the team and the player's perspective.

This, then, is a sneak peek behind the curtain of one of the more fascinating aspects of this whole event, a part of the evaluation process that also includes testing and on-field components over a five-day span. Welcome, Blue Bombers fans, to the CFL Combine interview....

https://www.bluebombers.com/2024/03/22/sitting-in-on-a-cfl-combine-interview/

That was certainly an inside look!
#58
Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign defensive back Terrell Bonds
March 22, 2024

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed defensive back Terrell Bonds on Friday according to the CFL Transactions page.

Terrell Bonds is five foot eight and weighs 182 pounds. The 27-year-old from Miami, Florida, was drafted by the Birmingham Stallions in the 2024 UFL Dispersal Draft but was released on March 10, 2024. In 2023, he played for the San Antonio Brahmas (XFL) with 14 tackles (11 solo, 3 assists), three pass breakups, two fumble recoveries, and 11 punt returns for 108 yards in nine games, of which he started one.

Before Birmingham, Bonds went undrafted in 2018 and played for the Memphis Express (AAF) in 2019 with 17 tackles (16 solo, 1 assist), and one blocked punt in eight games before the league ceased operations.

Next, Bonds signed with the Baltimore Ravens on May 6, 2019, and spent the season on the practice squad. Bonds made his Ravens debut in 2020 with six tackles (6 solo) in four games before returning to the practice squad. Bonds also spent time with the Miami Dolphins and Tennessee Titans.

In 2022, Bonds was drafted by the Pittsburgh Maulers (USFL) in the fourth round (32nd pick) in the 2022 USFL Draft. He made 18 tackles (12 solo, 6 assists), one interception, eight pass breakups, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery in 10 games.

Collegiately, Bonds played four seasons at Tennessee State (2014-17) with 95 tackles (72 solo, 23 assists), two tackles for loss, 10 interceptions for 174 yards, two touchdowns, 28 pass breakups, and two forced fumbles in 39 games for the Tigers. In 2014, Bonds recorded a career-high five tackles in the season finale at Murray State helping them finish as the OVC's top pass defense (153.3 yards per game).

https://www.bgmsportstrax.com/2024/03/22/winnipeg-blue-bombers-sign-defensive-back-terrell-bonds/
#59
Transactions:

2024-03-22   WPG   BONDS, Terrell   DB   A   Tennessee State   ADD   Game Roster
#60
Interesting article on what goes into interviewing players at the Combine...

....That basic theme – whether a prospect is a good dude or not – is critical to how the Blue Bombers conduct these interviews and key to their end goal in the process. Draft choices are based primarily on football skill, absolutely. But it's so much about fit with an organization that has found such a perfect locker room mix while advancing to four consecutive Grey Cup games, with wins in 2019 and 2021.

The club's brass allowed yours truly a chance to sit in on one of the interviews this week to get a feel for the experience from the team and the player's perspective.

This, then, is a sneak peek behind the curtain of one of the more fascinating aspects of this whole event, a part of the evaluation process that also includes testing and on-field components over a five-day span. Welcome, Blue Bombers fans, to the CFL Combine interview....

https://www.bluebombers.com/2024/03/22/sitting-in-on-a-cfl-combine-interview/