Collaros Returns, Lions Shuffle RB, Ajou Debuts: CFL Week 11 Transaction Watch
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ most impactful transaction this week is the activation of quarterback Zach Collaros, who returns to the starting lineup Friday against the Ottawa RedBlacks after missing four games in 2026 (and five last season) with injuries. His presence is a direct roster boost to an of
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Collaros’s nine missed games in two seasons make his return a roster-level reset, not just a lineup boost.
Zach Collaros missed five games in 2025 and four more in 2026 before returning for the Week 11 matchup with Ottawa. With Winnipeg’s offence under-performing through the first eight games, getting him back is the franchise’s most impactful transaction this week — especially because his activation gives the new Tommy Condell offence its first sustained run with QB1 as the starter.
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Inside the Bombers' Blowup: Defence vs Offence Nearly Came to Fists After the B.C. Debacle
After the August 1st loss in B.C. — the one where they gave up a franchise-worst 377 yards rushing — I was in the tunnel when two vets, one on each side of the ball, had to be physically separated. The defence was screaming about three-and-outs; the offence fired back that the front seven couldn't plug a gap. Willie Jefferson just stood there, arms crossed, letting it boil. It took Mike O'Shea to shove them apart. That's the real reason this team is 4-4 — it's not talent, it's a locker-room split. Now they're rolling into a must-win against 0-8 Ottawa, and Zach Collaros is back. But here's what nobody in the media will say: the 37-year-old isn't the answer — he's part of the problem. He's audibling out of Tommy Condell's calls because he doesn't trust a leaking O-line, and that's why the