The injury report is a Canadian-ratio red flag, and Janusas is the insurance.

Winnipeg's non-participants include Canadian starters Brady Oliveira (ankle) and Nuer Gatkuoth (foot), plus DBs Michael Ayers (calf) and Jaylen Smith (hip); Jonathan Moxey (groin) was full. With Oliveira and Gatkuoth uncertain, the Bombers need national depth, and Janusas is a Canadian receiver/returner and 2025 fifth-round pick. That's ratio insurance for a 7-8 team hosting Calgary with playoff hosting still mathematically alive.