2025 Season Player Signings

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Starting a thread to show all new player signings for the 2025 season with a short blurb on each.

You can also refer to the following thread which shows current players who are already under contract in 2025...

https://forums.bluebombers.com/index.php?topic=54670.0

This thread is for announcements only and will be locked so as not to clutter the thread.

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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has re-signed veteran kicker Sergio Castillo to a one-year contract.

He was scheduled to become a free agent in February of 2025.

Castillo (5-9, 197; West Texas A&M; born: November 1, 1990, in La Joya, TX) returns to the club after serving as the club's placekicker since 2023.

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WPG   HARRIS, Keilahn   WR   A   Oklahoma Baptist   ADD   Game Roster

During the 2022 season, he played with Oklahoma Baptist in 11 games and finished the season with 80 receptions for 1,050 yards and 7 touchdowns while being named to the All-GAC First Team and the Elite 100 Watch List prior to the season. Signed by Atlanta Falcons in 2023 and Pittsburgh Steelers in 2024.  Was released after being injured.

WPG   Ogbevoen, Lucky   DL   G   Tirol Raiders (ELF)   ADD   Game Roster

Ogbevoen was drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the second round (17th pick) in the 2024 CFL Global Draft. In 2024, Ogbevoen dressed for one regular season game and spent the rest of the season on the practice squad. The Blue Bombers released him on November 18, 2024.

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WPG   Gassama, Abdul-Karim   WR   N   Manitoba   ADD   Game Roster

Abdul-Karim Gassama is a wide receiver who is five foot eleven and weighs 175 pounds. The 24-year-old from Winnipeg, Manitoba, was drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the sixth round (55th pick) in the 2024 CFL Draft.

In a preseason game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Gassama made one catch for nine yards. The Blue Bombers released Gassama on June 3, 2024, and he returned to Manitoba for his final season.

WPG   Leroux, Ian   LS   N   Laval   ADD   Game Roster

Ian Leroux a long snapper who is six foot two and weighs 220 pounds. The 25-year-old from Quebec, Quebec, Leroux was drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the fourth round (37th pick) in the 2024 CFL Draft. He was placed on the suspended list as he was returning to Laval.