Collaros to Six-Game IL: Bombers Bet on Brown as Roster Math Tightens
Winnipeg's most consequential transaction of Week 17 wasn't an acquisition — it was a subtraction. Zach Collaros was moved to the six-game injured list with a head injury, sidelining the veteran through a minimum six-game window and stripping his salary from the active cap calculation while opening
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Collaros' six-game IL move turns Brown's fifth start into a six-game audition.
Zach Collaros was moved to the six-game injured list with a head injury earlier this week, forcing a minimum six-game absence. Dru Brown made his fifth start in his place and fell to 2-3 as a starter after going 16-of-28 for 193 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions. The Bombers are now committed to Brown for at least the next five games, not just Week 17.
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Zach Collaros Is Done — and the Bombers' Locker Room Knows It
Zach Collaros hit the six-game injured list this week with a head injury, and here's what nobody in Winnipeg will say on the record: the locker room has already moved on. Dru Brown started Friday against Toronto and put up 193 passing yards, two touchdown throws, a rushing score — and two brutal interceptions in a 30-28 loss to the Argos. The vets see it. The offense moves faster with Brown. Collaros is 37, he's absorbed more head shots than any quarterback in the CFL, and the Bombers are 0-3 in Grey Cups since 2022. The front office is paralyzed by the optics of benching a two-time MOP and two-time Grey Cup champion. But football is a cold business, and Collaros's body is telling the truth even if the organization won't. My take: hand Brown the keys now. Let Collaros walk away a legend