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I'm guess this is why Ottawa had no interest in moving their #1 pick. Ottawa Redblacks' starting centre Peter Godber retires from CFL - 3DownNation

Some roster moves and a minor front office shuffle: Added to roster: National defensive lineman Carter Hooper (6-5, 265, South Dakota) National linebacker Charles-Elliot Bouliane – 2026 CFL Canadian Draft selection National receiver Joshua Jack – 2026 CFL Canadian Draft selection National linebacker Brody Clark – 2026 CFL Canadian Draft selection National tight end Dante Daniels – 2026 CFL Canadian Draft selection Transferred to Retired: American running back J.J. Taylor American offensive lineman Ben Dooley The club also announces title changes in the team’s personnel department, with Jim Jauch moving to Assistant General Manager, and Danny McManus shifting to Senior Assistant General Manager. Both individuals play crucial roles in scouting for the organization. Blue Bombers transactions - April 30 - Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Just tried... now I have a meeting with HR! Do not recommend.

Signings are starting to come in.

Another great piece from Tait, on Dante Daniels. Hard not to root for a guy like this & it sounds like he'll bring some of the attitude we've been missing. “My coach always says, ‘You’re one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met, but you’re a dickhead on the field,”” Daniels laughed. “On the field, I’m a completely different person." 1st & 10 | Dante Daniels' long road to Winnipeg - Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Do teams like Toronto actually make any money hosting games though? It was reported last year that low attendance in major markets (Toronto, Montreal, BC) meant that they had trouble covering their high operating costs. Teams like Winnipeg & Saskatchewan absolutely benefit from the extra games but the other teams?

He also has a shitty attitude of "F*** the few paying fans we already have, they'll just have to get over it."

Ferguson is usually way off in his mocks buti feel like Forde usually has a better handle on things... Not this year!

Would it be the CFL draft if it wasn't weird?

Who tf is Dante Daniels? Not sure they needed to trade up but what do I know?

Report: Ravens sign Heisman finalist Pavia to 3-year deal https://thescore.com/nfl/news/3532066

The Bengals have 10 OL on their roster at the moment and just drafted 2 more. One of the things Manu had going for him was the NFL's International Player Pathway Program, where he didn't take up a roster spot during the off-season or when he was on the PR but he's now aged out of that. It'll be harder to justify keeping him around given his limited experience.

Yeah there's a lot of talk that Manu's on the outside looking in with the Lions, especially after they took an OT with their first rounder this weekend. If it doesn't pan out there, he might catch on with another team but he could find himself up here sooner than most people expected.

Also "those mock drafts were way off".

This past weekend should have been a big slice of humble pie for him - first Heisman finalist since 2014 to not get drafted. He one-upped that by not even getting signed as an UDFA so it'll be interesting to see how he reacts to all this.

https://3downnation.com/2026/04/24/ottawa-redblacks-fined-for-exceeding-2025-cfl-salary-cap/

Speaking of... Ferguson has his 2nd mock draft up. He took a page from Hodge and says we don't have full back so he sees us taking Boutin with our 2nd pick. Not sure why they keep ignoring MCI but given both of their track records, it won't be an issue as the Bombers aren't likely to pick him. Something to talk about at least. Ferguson originally had us taking Vaccaro (4), Cenacle (13) and Reese (20) - his final version has us taking Djabome (4), Gatkuoth (13) & Boutin (20). Hodge's first version had us going Elad (4), Jones (13) & Demontagnac (20) before switching to Denis (4), Boutin (13) & Ojutalayo (20) Mock Draft 2.0: Who's going first overall to Ottawa? - CFL.ca John Hodge's 2026 CFL Mock Draft 2.0 - 3DownNation

If Nasty Nate and @Noeller had a love child, it might be this guy. Just need a nickname for him now...

Yeah security was also expecting a rough night this weekend (based on past events) so maybe they (security) learned their lesson and were staffed appropriately. Even with the 2 guys that got escorted out, it was peaceful - they just tried to argue with the cops for a minute about how they should stay. When that didn't work they got up and followed the cops out to the concourse on their own accord.

One day contract so Biggie can retire as a Bomber.

There were some good fights and I thought the crowd was really good too. Only saw two people getting escorted out of the building and if there were any fights in the crowd, I didn't see them. A far cry from the first event here - UFC staff were saying that UFC 161 (in 2013) had the most crowd fights out of any event they've ever done so they kind of expect that now.

I'm sure the UFC is more than happy with the gate, especially since it's likely much higher than what they would have gotten in Ottawa. Ottawa has held 2 events and the gates were far lower (1.27 million in 2016 & 807k in 2019) than what they've done here. Yeah the low fighter payroll will help with their bottom line and so will lower commission fees (Ontario is notoriously expensive for running events). They sold a ton of merchandise too (every hockey jersey they made for the event got bought) so it was a good night for them I would think.

A number of Bombers sitting cageside for UFC Winnipeg. I see Patty, Wallace, Eli, Demki, Oliveira and Walters.

It's revenue, not profit. Their TV deal alone is reportedly worth around 20 million so they do seem to meet that criteria.