Wilson Returns to Practice, But Bombers' Injury Report Swells to Eight Non-Participants
Ontaria Wilson's return to full participation Tuesday is the lone bright spot on a Winnipeg injury report that is otherwise bleeding out. The 27-year-old receiver missed two games with a hand injury, and his absence registered: 56 catches, 739 yards and five touchdowns in 12 games, third on the club
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Bombers' Defensive Line Is Down to Scraps
Five of Winnipeg's seven non-participants in Tuesday's practice were defensive linemen — Jake Ceresna (knee), Michael Fletcher (illness), Nuer Gatkuoth (foot), Matt Jaworski (elbow), and Tanner Schmekel (illness). That's 71 percent of the DNP list from a single position group, with Jaylen Smith (hip) also limited in the secondary. Winnipeg (7-7) now travels to face an 11-3 Montreal offense with its entire front rotation compromised.
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Winnipeg's Dynasty Died Tuesday and Nobody in That Building Will Say It
Something's been eating at me since Tuesday. The Bombers quietly added UMass quarterback William "Pop" Watson to their negotiation list — a 22-year-old senior, 4-0 as a starter, 74 percent completion rate, 154 rushing yards and four scores on the ground. Standard housekeeping, right? Wrong. Not in Week 17. Not when you're 7-7 and scrapping for a playoff chair. Here's what nobody in Winnipeg will say on the record: Zach Collaros turns 38 this season, and that neg-list add is the first domino of a succession plan somebody upstairs has already mapped out. You don't claim a dual-threat QB's rights in October for fun. You do it because the "how much longer" conversation already happened behind a closed door. Meanwhile the injury report reads like a triage ward — Demski's ankle, Ceresna's knee