Blue Bombers add quarterback

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Blue Bombers add quarterback

WINNIPEG, MB., November 25, 2025 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the team has signed American quarterback Bryce Perkins.

Perkins (6-2, 215, Virginia; born: December 20, 1996, in Chandler, AZ.) signs a futures contract with the Blue Bombers after three seasons in the NFL (2021-2022, 2025), two in the UFL (2024-2025), and a four-year collegiate career split between Arizona State (2015-2016), and Virginia (2018-2019).

Perkins signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2020 and was a part of the Super Bowl LVI winning squad in 2021. Perkins appeared in five games with one start, where he completed 13 passes on 23 attempts, threw one touchdown, and rushed nine times for 44 yards in a 26-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Perkins signed briefly with the Carolina Panthers in August 2025 but was released shortly after.

His 2025 UFL season with the Michigan Panthers saw him completing 109 passes for 1,342 yards and nine touchdowns, while rushing for 269 yards on 47 tries for five touchdowns in six starts. After the season, Perkins was awarded UFL MVP and UFL Offensive Player of the Year and led the league in yards-per-attempt (8.5), and passer rating (108.7).

A native of Chandler, Arizona, Perkins played college football at Arizona State and Virginia. At Virginia, he set the school record for single-season total offense with 3,603 yards and 34 touchdowns in 2018 and followed with 3,540 total yards and 33 touchdowns in 2019.

 

[Jesse]

Good resume. Hard to get excited about guys who come up at this age though.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

2019 College

2025 UFL

Talk about uninspiring football.

Someday, maybe the CFL can play games to empty stadiums across the USA!

[peg_city]

UFL player of the year. Wow. We might have something here.

[Blue In BC]

Well he sounds promising. One to watch in TC and pre season in 2026.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Thank the football gods. This guy, Elgersma and Zach next year please.

[VictorRomano]

Thank the football gods. This guy, Elgersma and Zach next year please.

I'm hoping that at 5'10", Vanderbilt sensation Diego Pavia, recently added to the Bombers Neg List, will not be taken seriously in the NFL in his draft year and will be brought in here to challenge Elgersma and Perkins.  Guy is a Rourke clone:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1jlE1oTqwQ

[Sir Blue and Gold]

I'm hoping that at 5'10", Vanderbilt sensation Diego Pavia, recently added to the Bombers Neg List, will not be taken seriously in the NFL in his draft year and will be brought in here to challenge Elgersma and Perkins.  Guy is a Rourke clone:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1jlE1oTqwQ

Could be. He's too small for the NFL. Rourke is 6 foot 1 though.

[Pigskin]

I think Artopoeus is still in the mix.

[Waffler]

Paul Friesen saying this guy is the "next Streveller".

Highlight videos from the spring league show his zeal for breaking tackles and keeping plays alive with his legs.


The Bombers could be looking for a short-yardage and goal-line specialist after Streveler suffered a season-ending knee injury

Terry Wilson also played in the UFL but this guy has had much more success there.

[Blue In BC]

Paul Friesen saying this guy is the "next Streveller".

Highlight videos from the spring league show his zeal for breaking tackles and keeping plays alive with his legs.


The Bombers could be looking for a short-yardage and goal-line specialist after Streveler suffered a season-ending knee injury

Terry Wilson also played in the UFL but this guy has had much more success there.

We don't need the next Streveler. We need the next legit # 2 QB that can progress to a # 1 QB.

[Jesse]

Paul Friesen saying this guy is the "next Streveller".

Highlight videos from the spring league show his zeal for breaking tackles and keeping plays alive with his legs.


The Bombers could be looking for a short-yardage and goal-line specialist after Streveler suffered a season-ending knee injury

Terry Wilson also played in the UFL but this guy has had much more success there.

And this is the concept that turned me around on this signing. At first I questioned the value of a 29 year old prospect. But he's not coming in to push Zach for starting reps. We cannot afford a veteran back-up and Streveler is likely out of the mix. This guy gives us as much experience as a rookie can give you. Maybe he can fill in as our short yardage guy and emergency back-up while Elgersma and others percolate a bit.

[Waffler]

We don't need the next Streveler. We need the next legit # 2 QB that can progress to a # 1 QB.

I agree but see the scenario that our short yardage guy really could be the #3 QB in 2026. It's possible anyway. Zach, new guy and Perkins. 

[Jesse]

We don't need the next Streveler. We need the next legit # 2 QB that can progress to a # 1 QB.

We need both.

As much as people are excited about Elgersma. We shouldn't want him taking game snaps next year unless it's some development time at the end of the year.

We need a cheap bandaid while we bridge the gap.

[Blue In BC]

We need both.

As much as people are excited about Elgersma. We shouldn't want him taking game snaps next year unless it's some development time at the end of the year.

We need a cheap bandaid while we bridge the gap.

Sure but the comparison to needing the next Streveler is flawed since he was only never more than a short yardage QB.

That's a role for a # 3 QB not the next hope for the next # 2 for more than a season.

Can he be that player? IDK so TC will be interesting to see if he leap frogs the other candidates.