Blue Bombers roster - 2021-2022

[Pigskin]

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2022-04-11   WPG   MEZZALIRA, Eric   LB   N   McMaster   Add To   Active Roster
2022-04-11   WPG   AGUDOSI, Carlton   WR   A   Rutgers   Add To   Active Roster

Looks like Mezzalira was on Toronto's practice roster in 2021.

Looks like Mezz. is not to bad on teams.

[Blue In BC]

Looks like Mezz. is not to bad on teams.

We already have a few Canadian LB's on our roster including 2021 draft choices. He might be better than one of those and will compete for a role on the team?

Agudosi was on our PR for most of 2021 and has great size. He'd be a big target to add on the outside. Having a full season on the PR and being brought back suggests they saw something they liked.

Anyone remember seeing him much in practice?

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

We already have a few Canadian LB's on our roster including 2021 draft choices. He might be better than one of those and will compete for a role on the team?

Agudosi was on our PR for most of 2021 and has great size. He'd be a big target to add on the outside. Having a full season on the PR and being brought back suggests they saw something they liked.

Anyone remember seeing him much in practice?

Agudosi is still a big mystery, I was hoping to catch a glimpse of him last season as he dressed for a couple of games and may have touched the field, but no luck. 

[Pigskin]

Big receiver, 6'6" 220. I watched a couple of videos. He seems to have a good skill set. 40 inch vertical and a 4.61/40. 36" long arms, 9.5" hands.

[Lincoln Locomotive]

Big receiver, 6'6" 220. I watched a couple of videos. He seems to have a good skill set. 40 inch vertical and a 4.61/40. 36' long arms, 9.5" hands.

sounds like a receiver who'd do well in the NFL?   

[theaardvark]

Big receiver, 6'6" 220. I watched a couple of videos. He seems to have a good skill set. 40 inch vertical and a 4.61/40. 36' long arms, 9.5" hands.

36' long arms... holy crap. 

Always interested in players that get invited back, the CFL can take a bit to acclimate to, they don't get invited back if the coaches don't think they made progress learning....

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BLUE BOMBERS ADD CANADIAN LINEBACKER ERIC MEZZALIRA

WINNIPEG, MB., April 12, 2022 - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has signed Canadian linebacker Eric Mezzalira.

Mezzalira (6-0, 225, McMaster University; born: March 10, 1994 in Hamilton, ON) joins the Blue Bombers after two seasons with the Calgary Stampeders (2018-19) as well as spending last year on the practice roster of the Toronto Argonauts.

He has appeared in 22 Canadian Football League regular-season games, all with the Stampeders, and has registered 11 special-teams tackles and one fumble recovery. He was also a member of Calgary's 2018 Grey Cup championship team in his rookie season.

Mezzalira was selected by the Stampeders in the second round, 17th overall, in the 2018 CFL Draft. He played in 28 games over four seasons (2014-17) at McMaster, accumulating 95.5 total tackles including 8.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, three fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and two pass breakups. He led the Marauders with 43 tackles in 2017.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2022/04/12/blue-bombers-add-canadian-linebacker-eric-mezzalira/

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BLUE BOMBERS RE-SIGN RECEIVER CARLTON AGUDOSI

WINNIPEG, MB., April 13, 2022 - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the team has re-signed American receiver Carlton Agudosi. Agudosi spent 2021 on the club's practice roster.

Agudosi (6-6, 220, Rutgers, February 1, 1994 in Somerset, NJ) was originally signed in April of last season. Agudosi signed as an undrafted free agent with the Arizona Cardinals in 2017, spending the season there before signing with Philadelphia in 2019. He played 45 games in his career at Rutgers, recording 35 receptions for 513 yards and two touchdowns. Prior to signing with Winnipeg, he was with St. Louis of XFL.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2022/04/13/blue-bombers-re-sign-receiver-carlton-agudosi/

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BLUE BOMBERS RE-SIGN RETURNER/RECEIVER JANARION GRANT

WINNIPEG, MB., April 13, 2022 - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has signed American receiver/kick returner Janarion Grant to a one-year contract.

Grant (5-9, 164, Rutgers University; born: November 20, 1993, in Fort Trilby, FL) returns to the Blue Bombers for a third season.

Injuries limited Grant to six regular season and two playoff games in 2021, but he led the Blue Bombers in both punt and kickoff return yardage, returning 34 punts for 375 yards and one touchdown and 12 kickoffs for 283 yards. He also added nine punt returns for 64 yards and seven kickoff returns for 155 yards, combined, in the Western Final and the Grey Cup victory.

One of most dangerous kick returners in the Canadian Football League, Grant has four punt return touchdowns in just 17 regular season games played.

Grant initially joined the club in July of 2019 after first attending training camp with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Appearing in just 11 games, Grant led the Blue Bombers in both punt and kickoff returns that season.

Grant first turned pro in 2018, signing with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent. He made the team's final roster as the primary punt and kick returner but was released in late September of that season.

Grant played in 46 games over five seasons at Rutgers and in 2013 was named a Second-Team All American-Athletic Conference all-star and then a Second-Team All-Big Ten all-star in 2015, both appearances as a returner.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2022/04/13/blue-bombers-re-sign-returner-receiver-janarion-grant/

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BLUE BOMBERS SIGN RECEIVER LUCKY JACKSON

WINNIPEG, MB., April 13, 2022 - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the team has signed American receiver Lucky Jackson.

Jackson (6-1, 190, Western Kentucky, July 17, 1997, in Lexington, KY) spent four seasons at Western Kentucky, becoming one of the best wideouts in school history. He recorded 94 receptions for 1,133 yards and four touchdowns in his senior season, while being named First Responder Bowl MVP after a 17 catch performance. For his collegiate career, his 209 catches stand second all-time and 2,680 yards are third, while his nine 100-yard receiving games are tied for second. He registered 13 touchdowns during four seasons at WKU.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2022/04/13/blue-bombers-sign-receiver-lucky-jackson/

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2022-04-13   WPG   JACKSON, Dontavion   WR   A   Western Kentucky   Add To   Active Roster
2022-04-13   WPG   GRANT, Janarion   WR   A   Rutgers   Add To   Active Roster

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BLUE BOMBERS SIGN RECEIVER JALEN SAUNDERS

WINNIPEG, MB., April 14, 2022 - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announce today the club has agreed to terms on a two-year contract with American receiver Jalen Saunders.

Saunders (5-9, 170, Oklahoma, September 30, 1992 in Elk Grove, Ca) joins the Blue Bombers after last playing with Hamilton in 2018. That season, Saunders registered 45 receptions for 739 receiving yards and two touchdowns in nine games for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, prior to suffering a season-ending knee injury against the Toronto Argonauts.

Saunders led the Ticats in receiving yards during the 2017 schedule with 1,170 on 76 catches. In 25 games over two seasons with Hamilton (2017-2018), he accumulated 121 receptions for 1,909 yards and six touchdowns, 15.8 yards per grab.

Saunders signed with Ottawa in 2020, however the season was later cancelled. He re-signed in 2021 before suffering season ending injuries in a car accident.

Saunders was selected by the New York Jets in the fourth round, 104th overall during the 2014 NFL Draft. He played in nine games with the Jets and New Orleans Saints during his rookie season, posting one reception for seven yards, 15 punt returns for 125 yards and three kickoff returns for 139 yards.

While with Oklahoma, Saunders played 22 games recording 1,558 receiving yards on 123 receptions with 11 touchdowns. He spent two years in Norman, Oklahoma after two at Fresno State University where he produced 80 catches for 1,527 yards and 15 touchdowns in 26 games.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2022/04/14/blue-bombers-sign-receiver-jalen-saunders/

[Pigskin]

TC should be interesting with only one spot open at the receiver position.   

[DM83]

Sounds like the Bombers are filling in the blanks.  I really hope Saunders is fully recovered

[GCn19]

TC should be interesting with only one spot open at the receiver position.   

There is some really good competition at receiver.