Collaros' Head Injury, Brown's First-Team Reps Test Bombers' QB Hierarchy

🏷️ Insider Drama (2PM) 🕐 September 23, 2026 · 02:00 PM 📡 3DownNation, BlueBombers.com injury report

The Blue Bombers’ quarterback hierarchy got an unexpected stress test Monday. Zach Collaros was a non-participant with a head injury while Dru Brown led practice, per 3DownNation. Head coach Mike O’Shea called it “par for the course” and said he’s hopeful Collaros, Brady Oliveira (ankle), and Nic De

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Dru Brown’s Monday Reps Are a Quiet Succession Signal

Zach Collaros was a non-participant with a head injury while Dru Brown led Winnipeg’s practice, and Mike O’Shea’s “hopeful” line doesn’t erase the fact that the veteran watched from the sideline. With Brady Oliveira (ankle) and Nic Demski (ankle) also out, Brown got first-team work against a depleted offensive core — exactly the scenario that forces a staff to rehearse life after Collaros. If Collaros misses Week 16, Brown’s auditions become a live referendum on Winnipeg’s QB hierarchy.

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Two Games for Groin Surgery? CFL Got This Dead Wrong

Josh Hagerty struck Liam Talbot twice in Week 15. Talbot needed emergency surgery to his groin. The CFL suspended Hagerty two games. Two. That’s tied for the second-longest on-field suspension in league history, which tells you everything about how soft the CFL’s discipline has been. I’m told Alouettes players were furious when the number came down. One vet texted me: “That wasn’t a football play. That was a cheap shot that could’ve ended a career.” The B.C. Lions practiced like nothing happened. The league office is scared of a grievance, so they split the baby. Meanwhile Talbot is rehabbing a wound that could’ve ended his season. Take: Hagerty should’ve been banned for the year. If the CFL actually cared about player safety, the punishment would match the damage. Instead, the message is