Blue Bombers re-sign two-time All-CFL receiver Dalton Schoen

[ModAdmin]

Blue Bombers re-sign two-time All-CFL receiver Dalton Schoen

WINNIPEG, MB., February 1, 2025 –  The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has agreed to terms on a one-year contract with receiver Dalton Schoen. He was scheduled to become a free agent on February 11.

Schoen (6-1, 210; Kansas State; born: October 13, 1996, in Overland Park, KS) returns to the Blue Bombers for a fourth season in 2025. He was limited to just three games in 2024 after suffering a season-ending knee injury in a loss to the B.C. Lions. Over those two-plus contests, Schoen pulled in 14 passes for 159 yards.

His two seasons prior to 2024 were among the most prolific in Blue Bombers and Canadian Football League history. In 34 games over 2022-23, Schoen racked up 141 receptions for 2,663 yards and 26 touchdowns while being named a West Division and CFL All-Star in each season.

In 2023, Schoen had 71 receptions for 1,222 yards and 10 touchdowns, finishing third in the league in yardage, first in receiving touchdowns and third in second-down conversion catches with 30.

His rookie year of 2022 was sensational, as he led the league with 1,441 receiving yards on 70 receptions while tying for the league lead in touchdowns with 16. Those numbers helped him earn him the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie honours.

Schoen's 1,441 yards in 2022 was the seventh-highest total in club history (Milt Stegall holds the club record of 1,896, set in 2002) and set a team record for touchdowns by a first-year Blue Bomber.

Over 37 CFL games, all with the Blue Bombers, Schoen has 244 receptions for 2,822 yards and 26 touchdowns.

Schoen came to the Blue Bombers after first signing in the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2020 and following looks from Kansas City and Washington.

Schoen was a walk-on at Kansas State, climbing up the depth chart to eventually start as a sophomore and become a key target over his final three years. He finished his college career ranked seventh in school history in yards per reception (17.05) and 15th in career receiving yards (1,569). He finished with 92 receptions for 1,569 yards and nine touchdowns over 34 games from 2017-2019.

He was a 2019 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 and a member of the First Team Academic All-Big 12 from 2017-19.

[Jesse]

This is the best news.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Fantastic!!!

[Blue In BC]

[dd]

This could be good news if his health holds up or disaster if he gets re-injured/lost for the season.

What's the situation with his injury and is he going to be ready to go this year?

What exactly was his injury and what's the likelihood of him getting re-injured??

[ModAdmin]

This could be good news if his health holds up or disaster if he gets re-injured/lost for the season.

What's the situation with his injury and is he going to be ready to go this year?

What exactly was his injury and what's the likelihood of him getting re-injured??

He has a media conference coming up on Monday.  I'm sure the recovery status will come up then.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Would like to see terms. Kind of on the fence on this one.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Farhan saying 1yr for 175k, if true he took a $50k haircut.

[markf]

"The 28-year-old indicated during the team's end-of-year media availability that he expects to be back to 100 percent before training camp gets underway."

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Interesting how some players are able to play game after game year after year.... Willie, Thomas.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Farhan saying 1yr for 175k, if true he took a $50k haircut.

Here's the post. Given that price point I think it's worth the risk.

@FarhanLaljiTSN
Fairly team friendly deal for Schoen. 175k in hard money plus significant playtime & performance incentives. @CFLonTSN #Bombers

[GOLDMEMBER]

Awesome awesome news.

He is the man!

[Blue In BC]

Here's the post. Given that price point I think it's worth the risk.

@FarhanLaljiTSN
Fairly team friendly deal for Schoen. 175k in hard money plus significant playtime & performance incentives. @CFLonTSN #Bombers

That's a good deal IMO. He's the glue that keeps the offence moving getting those tough 2nd down conversions across the middle.

That savings probably pays the difference getting Mitchell while losing Wilson on that ELC.

If we get Lawler to take a similar cut that would give us some additional room in free agency. Top end costs for receivers seems to be re-setting downwards.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Here's the post. Given that price point I think it's worth the risk.

@FarhanLaljiTSN
Fairly team friendly deal for Schoen. 175k in hard money plus significant playtime & performance incentives. @CFLonTSN #Bombers

Hopefully those incentives push him closer to what he was scheduled to make last season, if he puts up another league leading season he deserves to be paid around $225k.  With the addition of Mitchell, we may have seen the last of Lawler.

[Blue In BC]

Hopefully those incentives push him closer to what he was scheduled to make last season, if he puts up another league leading season he deserves to be paid around $225k.  With the addition of Mitchell, we may have seen the last of Lawler.

Getting Mitchell offsets losing O. Wilson. We may not get Lawler back but getting Schoen wouldn't be the reason for that.

[Pigskin]

Excellent signing with 24 hours left before the communication window opens.