Collaros’ 2027 stance looms over Bombers’ roster ledger after Calgary win
Winnipeg’s 33-28 win over Calgary wasn’t a transaction, but it sharpened the Bombers’ most consequential roster question: Zach Collaros’ future. The veteran quarterback recently said he wants to play in 2027, yet Saturday may have been his final home start at Princess Auto Stadium. That forces GM Ky
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Collaros's 2027 Ambition Creates a $250K Cap Fork
Zach Collaros said he wants to play in 2027, but his contract expires after 2026. After a 33-28 win over Calgary in front of 32,343 fans, the Bombers must decide whether to extend a 38-year-old QB or save cap space. His second-snap near pick-six to Jaydon Grant shows the risk.
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MBT Never Forgave Dinwiddie — And Toronto Knows It
McLeod Bethel-Thompson won Toronto a Grey Cup on Nov. 20, 2022 — 24-23 over Winnipeg at Mosaic, out-dueling Zach Collaros in the fourth quarter. Eleven months later, Ryan Dinwiddie handed the offence to Chad Kelly and MBT became a clipboard guy. That's the beef. Everything since is scar tissue. So when MBT took his shot at Dinwiddie on a podcast this week, nobody inside that building blinked. Anyone who's been around the Argos since 2023 camp knows the read: MBT believed the job was decided before the first rep. Kelly was the anointed one, and the reigning Grey Cup-winning QB was keeping the seat warm. MBT went to Montreal, sat behind Cody Fajardo, ended up in Edmonton, and now he's starting there while Toronto's QB room keeps catching fire. Of course he's talking. Dinwiddie was right on