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He said himself he was thinking hard about testing free agency but the Bombers showed enough love that they got it done before he hit FA. Darren Cameron went down to Texas to meet with him in person (brought the Cup with him too) and it meant a lot to JJ. https://winnipegsun.com/sports/football/cfl/winnipeg-bluebombers/with-jeffcoat-mulling-free-agency-bombers-convinced-him-to-stay-by-showing-they-cared

It was a huge pay cut but the market has changed. He's under paid (imo) for what he does for the club on & off the field but he's still the highest paid linebacker in the league. https://3downnation.com/2022/03/21/the-cfls-fifteen-highest-paid-linebackers-for-the-2022-season/

100% During the game this past week they talked about how Willie was leading the league in pass knock downs for a good chunk of the year which is normally something only a DB does. He's currently in 2nd place, only 1 knockdown off the lead. He is the only non-DB in the top 25 (Bighill is next in 27th spot).

Yep they clearly had cap room if they were working on a deal to bring Lawler back. Since that fell through, that money can be used for deals like this.

Happens all the time, when players sign an extension or restructure their contracts. Calgary did it with BLM a couple years ago. https://3downnation.com/2019/12/27/bo-levi-mitchell-restructures-contract-with-stampeders/

Amazing news. I assume Walters & Osh will wait until the off-season for their deals so the next extensions I want to hear about are for the unholy trinity - O'Day, Dickenson & Fajardo. 😂

https://3downnation.com/2022/10/17/winnipeg-blue-bombers-release-five-from-practice-roster-including-canadian-ol-jakub-szott/

BA and the rest of the squad to Busted Rhymes:

Haven't seen this anywhere else but apparently Rhymes tried to go after BA post-game according to 3DN. "Unfortunately, the press box conversation after the game was that Rhymes felt well enough to cross the hallway to the Bombers’ locker room and attempt a confrontation with the safety — the second time the Lions have been accused of that type of behaviour this year." https://3downnation.com/2022/10/16/lions-show-that-its-dangerous-to-terry-and-eight-other-thoughts-on-b-c-beating-the-bombers/

It's also a FU to the other Dickie. I approve of both.

You can find all the players listed here: https://www.riderville.com/roster/

Not this time it would appear. The last permit was for signage on the north, south and west sides of the building and the earlier one mentions the drive through so it has to be it's own building. 5 guys only started doing drive throughs in 2020 so it's definitely a newer thing for them.

Assuming the address is 870 Leila, two permits for 5 Guys have gone out in the last couple months. https://ppdportal.winnipeg.ca/Permits/PropertyPermitSearch/Proc.jsp?streetNumber=870&streetName=Leila&streetType=AVE

He got his bonus money early when he was moved to the active roster. He contributed just as much as a PR player but got paid better.

Could be the team was planning on moving him back to the PR (since he wasn't doing anything on the active roster) and he didn't want to accept that.

If they can do a longevity recognition type win for Van Zyl, they should do it for Yoshi.

He's also under contract with us for 2023 so he's not going anywhere.

Churchill has only really been mentioned when he left the team for a bit earlier this year (for family reasons iirc). He's back with the team but both guys are on the PR.

Was just about to post this. Kinda evens Toronto out for the Ricky Ray "trade".

The riders "upswing":

Just a bit off on your dates but not as bad as this guy who may have shown up to an empty IGF tonight... 😂

I would be pleasantly surprised if it's open for Nov 11th. It's still very bare inside and according to the Free Press article from a couple days ago that time frame is not a sure thing. "There isn’t yet a date for Cineplex Junxion’s opening, though planners are eyeing early to mid-November."

This. The 1st two Rider punts of the game were 50 & 59 yards while the last 2 were only 33 yards ( the helmet punt) and 35 yards (the fumble). That's a huge difference so yeah he's going to be deep on those ones.

After the incident between Toronto & Hamilton last year, the CFL has clearly addressed what players can and can't do. Climbing stairs or jumping on railings is fine but entering fan seating areas is not.