Collaros' six-game IL stint turns Bombers' QB room into Dru Brown's audition
Winnipeg's decision to place Zach Collaros on the six-game injured list with a head injury is a locker-room power shift. Collaros has completed 70.6 percent for 2,204 yards, 11 touchdowns, and six interceptions — solid, but not dominant. Dru Brown, 2-2 as a starter earlier this season, including a 3
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Collaros's Six-Game IL Is a Season-Ender, Not a Week-to-Week
Placing Collaros on the six-game injured list in Week 17 means he must miss at least six games; with only two regular-season games left, he's ineligible to return until 2026. Media calling it a "head injury" misses that Winnipeg's 70.6% completion, 2,204-yard starter is done for the year.
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The Argos Won a Grey Cup With a QB Room Split Down the Middle
November 17, 2024, BC Place. Argos 41, Bombers 24. Nick Arbuckle — a guy who was coaching high school ball in California eighteen months earlier — outplays Zach Collaros on the biggest stage. Beautiful story. Here's what didn't make the broadcast: Chad Kelly was on that sideline, and the room was two rooms. Kelly got the minimum nine-game suspension on May 7, 2024, after the league's independent investigation into his conduct toward Stephanie Di Cresce, the club's former strength coach. He was cleared to return in November. The front office spun it as "he's back with the team." Privately, it was messier. Veterans were livid. I had guys tell me flat-out they didn't want him in the meeting room. Others — mostly the ones who'd taken snaps with him — shrugged and said he'd served the time. Ry