Collaros's 2027 Pledge Collides With Winnipeg's QB Succession Clock
Zach Collaros returns Saturday against Calgary after a two-game head-injury absence, but the louder signal came Thursday: the 38-year-old told reporters he wants to play in 2027. "Yeah, I do. I like football." That declaration lands directly on Dru Brown, listed as backup, and Bryce Perkins at third
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Collaros' 2027 Wish Creates a Three-Deep QB Logjam
Collaros, 38, wants to play in 2027 but has missed six regular-season games this year and sits 5-4 with 11 touchdowns and six interceptions. Winnipeg still lists Dru Brown as QB2, Bryce Perkins as QB3, and Taylor Elgersma on reserve behind a veteran returning from a head injury. That's not just a health decision; it's a succession squeeze on the entire quarterback room.
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Collaros Wants 2027. Winnipeg's Depth Chart Is Already Saying Goodbye.
Zach Collaros told reporters Thursday he wants to play in 2027. "I like football." Great. Here's what his team did the same week: buried Taylor Elgersma on the reserve roster, handed Tui Eli the starting centre job over Tyler Elsbury one week after Elsbury took a holding penalty, airmailed a snap and gave up a sack in a blowout loss to Montreal, and listed Dru Brown — not Bryce Perkins — as the clear No. 2. That's not a depth chart. That's a succession plan with the serial numbers filed off. Collaros is 38. He's 5-4 as a starter, 70.6 percent, 2,204 yards, 11 touchdowns, six picks. Fine numbers. Not difference-making numbers. He's missed six games — four with the neck, two with the head — and this is a roster that just benched a starting centre after one bad afternoon. That tells you exac