2020 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

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2020 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season - Wikipedia

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2020 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General manager	Kyle Walters
Head coach	Mike O'Shea
Home field	IG Field
Results
Record	N/A
Division place	N/A, West
Playoff finish	Season cancelled
Uniform

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The 2020 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was scheduled to be the 63rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 88th season overall. The Blue Bombers would have entered the season as the defending Grey Cup champions for the first time in 29 years, having ended the franchise's lengthy drought with the previous year's championship win in the 107th Grey Cup game. This would have been the seventh season under head coach Mike O'Shea and the seventh full season under general manager Kyle Walters.^[1]

Training camps, pre-season games, and regular season games were initially postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba. The CFL announced on April 7, 2020 that the start of the 2020 season would not occur before July 2020.^[2] On May 20, 2020, it was announced that the league would likely not begin regular season play prior to September 2020.^[3] On August 17, 2020, however, the season was officially cancelled due to COVID-19.^[4]

Offseason

CFL National Draft

The 2020 CFL National Draft took place on April 30, 2020.^[5] By virtue of finishing as Grey Cup champions in the previous season, the Blue Bombers selected last in each round of the eight-round draft, not including any traded picks. The team made one trade, acquiring Grey Cup starting quarterback, Zach Collaros, and a fifth-round pick from the Toronto Argonauts for the Blue Bombers' third-round pick and a conditional pick.^[6] The condition of that trade was whether Collaros re-signed with Winnipeg, which he did, meaning that the Blue Bombers sent their first-round selection to the Argonauts.^[7] On August 17 however, the season was officially cancelled due to COVID-19.^[8]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	University Team	Hometown
2	18	Noah Hallett	DB	McMaster	London, ON
4	37	Brendan O′Leary-Orange	WR	Nevada	Toronto, ON
5	39	Marc Liegghio	K	Western	Woodbridge, ON
5	46	Nicholas Dheilly	DL	Saskatchewan	Regina, SK
6	55	Kyle Rodger	LB	Ottawa	Repentigny, QC
7	64	Tanner Cadwallader	LB	Wilfrid Laurier	Georgetown, ON
8	73	Bleska Kambamba	DB	Western	London, ON

CFL Global Draft

The 2020 CFL Global Draft was scheduled to take place on April 16, 2020.^[9] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this draft and its accompanying combine were postponed to occur just before the start of training camp, which was ultimately cancelled.^[2]^[10] The Blue Bombers were scheduled to select ninth in each round with the number of rounds never announced.^[9]

Planned schedule

Preseason

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	TV	Venue
A	1	Sun, May 24	3:00 p.m. CDT	vs. Edmonton Football Team	NA	IG Field
B	Bye
C	2	Fri, June 5	8:30 p.m. CDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	NA	Mosaic Stadium

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Regular season

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	TV	Venue
1	1	Sat, June 13	6:00 p.m. CDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	TSN	Tim Hortons Field
2	Bye
3	2	Fri, June 26	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	TSN	IG Field
4	3	Fri, July 3	8:00 p.m. CDT	at Edmonton Football Team	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium
5	4	Thu, July 9	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	TSN/RDS	IG Field
6	5	Thu, July 16	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. BC Lions	TSN	IG Field
7	Bye
8	6	Fri, July 31	6:00 p.m. CDT	at Toronto Argonauts	TSN	BMO Field
9	7	Thu, Aug 6	6:30 p.m. CDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	TSN	TD Place Stadium
10	8	Fri, Aug 14	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Edmonton Football Team	TSN	IG Field
11	9	Thu, Aug 20	8:00 p.m. CDT	at Calgary Stampeders	TSN	McMahon Stadium
12	10	Thu, July 27	7:30 p.m. CDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	TSN	IG Field
13	11	Sun, Sept 6	6:00 p.m. CDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	TSN	Mosaic Stadium
14	12	Sat, Sept 12	3:00 p.m. CDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	TSN	IG Field
15	13	Sat, Sept 19	6:00 p.m. CDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	TSN	IG Field
16	14	Fri, Sept 25	8:30 p.m. CDT	at Calgary Stampeders	TSN	McMahon Stadium
17	Bye
18	15	Fri, Oct 9	7:00 p.m. CDT	vs. Edmonton Football Team	TSN	IG Field
19	16	Sat, Oct 17	6:00 p.m. CDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	TSN	IG Field
20	17	Fri, Oct 23	9:00 p.m. CDT	at BC Lions	TSN	BC Place
21	18	Sat, Oct 31	3:00 p.m. CDT	at Montreal Alouettes	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium

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Team

Roster

**Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster**
	Quarterbacks -- Dru Brown 8 Zach Collaros 12 Sean McGuire -- Dalton Sneed Receivers 1 Darvin Adams -- Deontez Alexander 88 Rasheed Bailey -- Montay Crockett 10 Nic Demski 83 Julian Feoli-Gudino 89 Kenny Lawler -- Meckale McKay 6 Charles Nelson 81 Daniel Petermann -- Kayaune Ross -- Travis Rudolph -- Alonzo Russell -- ArDarius Stewart 7 Lucky Whitehead 82 Drew Wolitarsky		Running backs 27 Johnny Augustine -- Joshua Caldwell 33 Andrew Harris 20 Brady Oliveira -- James Williams Fullbacks 24 Mike Miller 32 John Rush Offensive linemen -- Jarell Broxton 66 Stanley Bryant -- Shane Carpenter 59 Michael Couture 61 Drew Desjarlais 67 Asotui Eli 68 Geoff Gray 51 Jermarcus Hardrick -- Chris Kolankowski -- Kevin Lawrence 53 Patrick Neufeld -- Sepesitiano Pupungatoa 62 Cody Speller -- Nolan Ulizio		Defensive linemen -- Tobi Antigha -- Justin Alexandre 3 Thiadric Hansen 91 Connor Griffths 94 Jackson Jeffcoat 5 Willie Jefferson 49 David Kenney 97 Meffy Koloamatangi -- Royce LaFrance 90 Alex McCalister 98 Steven Richardson 95 Jake Thomas Linebackers -- Micah Awe 4 Adam Bighill 34 Jesse Briggs 43 Brandon Calver -- Dylan Donahue 44 Shayne Gauthier 52 Thomas Miles LB/LS -- Mason Moe -- Otha Peters -- Jontrelle Rocquemore 19 Kyrie Wilson		Defensive backs 37 Brandon Alexander -- Terrence Alexander -- DeAundre Alford -- Joshua Allen -- Malik Boynton -- Jhavonte Dean -- Makinton Dorleant -- Clifton Duck 41 Kerfalla Exumé -- Doran Grant 21 Nick Hallett -- Isaiah Johnson -- Josh Johnson 16 Mike Jones -- Jamalcolm Liggins -- Chris Lyles 36 Mercy Maston -- Dexter McDougle -- Josh Miller -- Damian Swann 25 Nick Taylor -- Ranthony Texada -- Raekwon Williams Special teams 80 Janarion Grant KR/WR 58 Maxime Latour LS 9 Justin Medlock P/K 46 Chad Rempel LS -- Matt Riley K
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 92 Roster Roster updated 2020-08-17 • Depth chart Archived 2009-11-25 at the Wayback Machine • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

**Winnipeg Blue Bombers staff**

	Front office Owner – None Chairperson of the board of governors – Dayna Spiring President/CEO – Wade Miller General manager of football operations – Kyle Walters Assistant General Manager / Director of U.S. Scouting – Danny McManus Assistant general manager / director of player personnel – Ted Goveia Director of football operations – Matt Gulakow Equipment staff Head equipment manager – Brad Fotty Assistant equipment manager – Kevin Todd Assistant equipment manager – Jared Cronk			Head coaches Head coach – Mike O'Shea Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks – Buck Pierce Receivers – Kevin Bourgoin Running backs – Pete Costanza Offensive line – Marty Costello Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Richie Hall Defensive line and linebackers – Glen Young Defensive backs – Jordan Younger Pass game analyst – James Stanley Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Paul Boudreau, Jr. → Coaching Staff Archived 2017-04-27 at the Wayback Machine → More CFL staffs

References

^ "Canadian Mafia sticking together". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. December 13, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Ambrosie issues statement on behalf of CFL". cfl.ca. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
^ "CFL provides update regarding 2020". Canadian Football League. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
^ "CFL not to play shortened season in the fall". Canadian Football League. August 17, 2020.
^ "CFL to hold global player combines in Europe, Mexico and, and Japan". press.cfl.ca. November 5, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
^ "Bombers acquire Zach Collaros from Argos". cfl.ca. October 9, 2019.
^ "Bombers sign QB Collaros to extension". tsn.ca. The Sports Network. January 27, 2020.
^ "Canadian Football League cancels 2020 season - TSN.ca". 17 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Key dates to circle on your calendar in 2020". CFL.ca. January 27, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
^ "CFL Global Draft rescheduled as lead-in event prior to training camp". CFL.ca. March 24, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "2020 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Schedule". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved December 17, 2019.

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East Division	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto
See also	2020 CFL National Draft 2020 CFL Global Draft 108th Grey Cup

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Founded in 1930 Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches Starting quarterbacks
Stadiums	Osborne Stadium Winnipeg Stadium Princess Auto Stadium
Culture	Buzz and Boomer Labatt Blue
Lore	Labour Day Classic Banjo Bowl Swaggerville First team from Western Canada to win the Grey Cup
Important figures	Paul Bennett Ralph "Dieter" Brock Less Browne Tom "Citation" Casey Tom Clements Carl Cronin Andrew Currie Matt Dunigan Bill Frank Harry Peter "Bud" Grant Tommy Grant G. Sydney Halter Frank Hannibal Fritz Hanson John Helton Dick Huffman W.P. Billy Hughes Jack Jacobs Eddie James Gerry James Greg Kabat Les Lear Leo "Lincoln Locomotive" Lewis Earl Lunsford Chester "Ches" McCance Cal Murphy James Murphy Ken Ploen Joe Poplawski Russ "The Wisconsin Wraith" Reholz Frank Rigney Joseph Ryan Karl Slocomb Milt Stegall Art Stevenson Robert Porter "Buddy" Tinsley Troy Westwood Chris Walby Bert Warwick
Key personnel	CEO: Wade Miller General Manager: Kyle Walters Head Coach: Mike O'Shea
Grey Cup Championships (12)	1935 1939 1941 1958 1959 1961 1962 1984 1988 1990 2019 2021
Western Division Championships (18)	1935 1937 1938 1939 1941 1945 1946 1947 1950 1953 1957 1958 1959 1961 1962 1965 1984 2019 2021 2022 2023
Eastern Division Championships (7)	1988 1990 1992 1993 2001 2007 2011
Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West Division

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