Blue Bombers transactions - May 22, 2023WINNIPEG, MB., May 22, 2023 - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the following transactions:
Added to roster:
American wide receiver
Amare Jones (5-11, 195, Georgia Southern, August 29, 2000 in Frisco, TX)
Released from roster:
American wide receiver
Tavaris HarrisonCOMINGS/GOINGS: The Blue Bombers added one receiver and released another on Monday.
Coming aboard is
Amare Jones (5-11, 195), who spent the last two years at Georgia Southern after beginning his college days at Tulane. Jones started six games last year, catching 35 passes for 483 yards and six touchdowns while also returning punts. He was named to the All-Sun Belt Conference First Team in 2021 and in 2019-20 he finished with 1,611 all-purpose yards, ranking seventh in program history.
Released was
Tavaris Harrison, who dressed for five games last year in a reserve roll. Harrison hadn't practised the last couple of days after picking up an injury.
As for Jones, he is being thrown to the wolves here quickly with camp already over a week old - close to two weeks old for rookies. Asked what he liked about him, head coach Mike O'Shea offered this:
"I don?t know yet. We see him as a returner. We have to see how quickly he can get up to speed. Today we throw him in there, Kevin Bourgoin (receivers coach) is standing with them and telling as he breaks the huddle what routes he's got to run.
"Obviously, he's quick. He's got some speed and versatility and we can use him as a returner, but it was his first day on the field. Sometimes you have to temper that and see how quickly they can get up to speed. It's probably easier to put him in as a returner than it is to put him in offence until we see how quickly he can learn."
https://www.bluebombers.com/2023/05/22/quick-hits-training-camp-day-9/Transactions:2023-05-22 WPG
HARRISON, Tavaris WR A Florida Atlantic Delete From Active Free Agent
2023-05-22 WPG
JONES, Amare RB A Georgia Southern Add To Active Roster
