Stanley Bryant back for one more year

[Waffler]

https://www.bluebombers.com/2026/01/26/blue-bombers-re-sign-future-hall-of-famer-stanley-bryant/

[TBURGESS]

To be expected. To everyone who thinks this is a great signing, I don't want to see you complaining when he gets beat by younger faster players.

[BBRT]

To be expected. To everyone who thinks this is a great signing, I don't want to see you complaining when he gets beat by younger faster players.

Got to wait and see how he handles things. Just not sure this is a good signing but would love to be surprised.

[ModAdmin]

Blue Bombers Re-Sign Future Hall of Famer Stanley Bryant

WINNIPEG, MB., January 26, 2026 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has agreed to terms on a one-year contract with future hall of fame left tackle, Stanley Bryant. He was scheduled to become a free agent in February.

Bryant (6-4, 313; East Carolina University; born: May 7, 1986, in Goldsboro, NC) returns in 2026 for his 11th season with the Blue Bombers and 16th in the Canadian Football League, including his days with the Calgary Stampeders (2010-14).

He is the most-decorated offensive lineman in CFL history, having been saluted as the league's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman four times (2017, 2018, 2021, 2022).

Bryant is coming off a 2025 campaign in which he was again a steady and commanding presence at left tackle, helping running back Brady Oliveira rush for over 1,000 yards for a fourth straight season as the Blue Bombers offence finished second in the league in rushing yardage per game (124.1).

Bryant was also again named the Blue Bombers Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman in 2025 for the seventh time (2017-22, 2024-25).

Now 39, Bryant has suited up for 234 regular-season games during his CFL career, including 200 with the Blue Bombers – sixth most in franchise history – and has started every one of them. He is a three-time Grey Cup champion, having won in 2019 and 2021 with the Blue Bombers and in 2014 with the Stampeders.

[Blueforlife]

Will continue to be a key cog on our line and this is fantastic news

Just gotta find a couple more bodies for this year and our future  now

[Pete]

It sure feels like the only changes aare gonna be in switching out peripheral players for other  similar ones. I hope walters proves me wrong

[gbill2004]

Crazy he'll be 40 in May.

[blue_or_die]

I'm quite happy about this for a few reasons:
- Consistency
- He's still a top OL in the league
- There is never a surplus of proven LTs out there
- I'm sure he's getting paid fairly (vs an overpayment in FA)
- He's a leader of the team and ambassador of the culture to support new adds/retooling

But it is true that:
- He's about to turn 40 and obviously well past the peak of his career
- It would be nice to start finding 'the next one' to be a stalwart LT

So overall, more pros than cons with this one. Clearly the strategy (and hope) is we fix the parts that were wrong with last year, lean into the parts that were great (a few but clearly not enough), and then find a level of consistency and known-quantity for the rest, which is mostly what this signing is. With these moves, this would be the last kick at the can for Stanley, Neufeld, Collaros and a few others to get back to the show before more significant churn is mandatory simply due to attrition.

[blue_or_die]

Crazy he'll be 40 in May.

Holy ***! gbill! What is this 2013?!

[GOLDMEMBER]

I am on the fence in this one to. I thought he got smoked a few to many times last year in pass protection.
I would love he has a bounce back year but not sure this is in the cards.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

It sure feels like the only changes aare gonna be in switching out peripheral players for other  similar ones. I hope walters proves me wrong

This could be the year of the big blowup that ultimately shakes things up, so far no perceptable change has been made to the mindset or the roster, and every re-signing made reduces their FA budget to aquire game changing talent. 

Reminds me of the ESF, they went into that game with utter confidence they would right all wrongs committed during the regular season and proceeded to fall flat throughout the first half. In their minds they are still the best, but this is based on nostalgia, half the teams are now outplaying them from the git go.

[Blueforlife]

It sure feels like the only changes aare gonna be in switching out peripheral players for other  similar ones. I hope walters proves me wrong

Way to early for that prediction and lots of time to add and subtract
We won't rebuild but we will have some new tools

[Sir Blue and Gold]

If CFL rosters were bigger I'd be okay with this. They're not. Especially for American players. Not only is he a year older and slower he's taking up the spot of someone who could be growing into the next Stanley Bryant which is the biggest problem.

I love Stan, but man, Collaros is going to spend another year getting destroyed.

[Blueforlife]

If CFL rosters were bigger I'd be okay with this. They're not. Especially for American players. Not only is he a year older and slower he's taking up the spot of someone who could be growing into the next Stanley Bryant which is the biggest problem.

I love Stan, but man, Collaros is going to spend another year getting destroyed.

There is absolutely no data that can back up that claim with certainty this early.  I respect for the opinion but not the sediment here.  I am not betting against two hall of famers.  End is soon but its not now!

1.too early to know what our line will be (I think will be reasonable with a rough start), yes OL wasn't great last year but new faces, new OC might help
2. Don't count Stan out yet, one of best to ever do it
3. Yes does impact development for a year but he will teach those around him best he can
4. Stans don't grow on trees, generational talent
5. So much time left to add and delete players
6. I don't think Zach will get destroyed but will be challenged early, once the line and team gels, I think we will be fine as long as we find a few studs and hidden gems, which we usually do
7. I am cautiously optimistic about our OL but it is my biggest concern
8. We will find out by labour day what our team and OL is like
9. Stan likely to be same speed as last year
10.  The least of my worries is him! And Zach,.give me time, sling nasty and BBB

That said if we don't improve our OL and add a decent player or two and they play same or worse than last year then yes our QBs will be running around like chickens.  I don't see that happening.  Injuries could create challenges more than anything imo.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

There is absolutely no data that can back up that claim with certainty this early.  I respect for the opinion but not the sediment here.  I am not betting against two hall of famers.  End is soon but its not now!

1.too early to know what our line will be (I think will be reasonable with a rough start), yes OL wasn't great last year but new faces, new OC might help
2. Don't count Stan out yet, one of best to ever do it
3. Yes does impact development for a year but he will teach those around him best he can
4. Stans don't grow on trees, generational talent
5. So much time left to add and delete players
6. I don't think Zach will get destroyed but will be challenged early, once the line and team gels, I think we will be fine as long as we find a few studs and hidden gems, which we usually do
7. I am cautiously optimistic about our OL but it is my biggest concern
8. We will find out by labour day what our team and OL is like
9. Stan likely to be same speed as last year
10.  The least of my worries is him! And Zach,.give me time, sling nasty and BBB

The data is basic aged based regression curves. Wallace is on the way up. Randall too. That's helpful and optimistically they both could be quite a bit better. Bryant is essentially guaranteed to be a little bit less effective year over year. Take what you say last year and knock off 5% or something. Same with Neufeld although you can hide him more and he had a decent year. All in all it looks about the same with a question mark at centre.