Wilson Back, But Five D-Linemen Out: 7-7 Bombers Face 11-3 Alouettes
Winnipeg's margin for error is gone. With Week 17 in the books, the CFL playoff field is down to seven teams — Hamilton and Ottawa eliminated, Montreal, Edmonton and Toronto clinched — leaving B.C., Saskatchewan, Winnipeg and Calgary fighting for three remaining chairs. The Bombers sit 7-7, and 3Dow
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Five D-Linemen Sidelined: Bombers' Front Seven Is The Real Crisis
While Ontaria Wilson returned to practice, Winnipeg's Tuesday report listed five defensive linemen as non-participants: Jake Ceresna (knee), Michael Fletcher (illness), Nuer Gatkuoth (foot), Matt Jaworski (elbow), and Tanner Schmekel (illness). That's a potential five-man rotation loss before facing Montreal's 11-3 offense, a matchup problem media buried under Wilson's return.
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Winnipeg's Injury Report Is a Confession, Not a Medical Update
Tuesday's practice report out of Winnipeg wasn't a medical update — it was a eulogy. Nic Demski (ankle) out. Brady Oliveira (ankle) limited. Jake Ceresna (knee), Michael Fletcher, Nuer Gatkuoth, Matt Jaworski, Tanner Schmekel — that's five defensive linemen on one sheet. Jarell Broxton too. That's not a football team, that's a triage tent, and it's boarding a plane Saturday to face an 11-3 Montreal squad coming off a bye. So what did the front office do this week? Added a 22-year-old UMass quarterback named William "Pop" Watson to the negotiation list. Read the tea leaves, folks. When you're 7-7 and quietly stashing college QBs on the neg list, somebody in that building has already started the post-Collaros planning. Meanwhile the guys who actually won you Grey Cups are being held togethe