2020 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

Canadian football team season

2020 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

General manager| Kyle Walters
Head coach| Mike O'Shea
Home stadium| IG Field
Results
Record| N/A
Division place| N/A, West
Playoffs| Season cancelled
Uniform

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* Blue Bombers seasons
* 2021 →

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

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### CFL National Draft

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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

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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

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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

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### Preseason

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Week  | Game  | Date  | Kickoff  | Opponent  | TV  | Venue

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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

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Week  | Game  | Date  | Kickoff  | Opponent  | TV  | Venue

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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

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### Roster

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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West Division|

* BC
* Calgary
* Edmonton
* Saskatchewan
* Winnipeg

East Division|

* Hamilton
* Montreal
* Ottawa
* Toronto

See also|

* 2020 CFL National Draft
* 2020 CFL Global Draft
* 108th Grey Cup

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers

* Founded in 1930
* Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Franchise|

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* Winnipeg Stadium
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Culture|

* Buzz and Boomer
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* Paul Bennett
* Ralph "Dieter" Brock
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* 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
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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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