Six-game IL is a cap lever, not a medical forecast

Winnipeg placed Zach Collaros on the six-game injured list with a head injury after he left the Banjo Bowl, but earlier this season the same one-game-to-six-game sequence still resulted in only four games missed. That pattern suggests the Bombers are banking cap relief while keeping the 38-year-old eligible for early activation, with Dru Brown starting and Taylor Elgersma promoted from the reserve roster. Collaros’s 5-4 record, 70.6 completion rate, 2,204 yards, 11 touchdowns, and six interceptions make the financial and football calculus inseparable.