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WINNIPEG, MB., January 30, 2021 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has signed American defensive backs Jeremiah Johnson and Marwin Evans.
Johnson (6-1, 190, Concord University; DOB: April 15, 1994 in Baltimore, MD) joins the Bombers after last playing with the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL. In five games with Houston, Johnson had one interception, returning it 64 yards, and added 9.5 tackles.
During his days at Concordia University, Johnson was named to the First Team All-Mountain East Conference for four consecutive seasons (2014-17), the first to accomplish that feat in the program’s history. He was also twice voted an All-American by the Don Hansen Football Gazette. Johnson finished his college career ranking fifth in school history in interceptions with 11 and third in pass break-ups with 36.
Senior Bowl Diary: Day 2, talkin’ bout practice
Day two of my Senior Bowl week started at 5 AM. Did it
need to start so early? Probably not but I thought I knew where the NFL gets its coffee in Mobile and I wanted to plant myself in the coffee shop and see what happened. It opened at 6:00 AM, I arrived at 6:02 and at least 10 people, all wearing various NFL team hats and jackets, were already inside, in line waiting to order. I took my coffee and banana nut muffin and sat down. For the next hour or so NFL scouts and assistant coaches poured in. I didn’t recognize anyone but some Colts gear made its way through the line. The masks make identifying people that aren’t super well known, really difficult.
Ottawa Redblacks re-sign four, including all-star punter Richie Leone
Ottawa Redblacks Richie Leone (13) kicks against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers during the second half of CFL action in Winnipeg on August 17, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods January 26, 2021 - 10:55 AM
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have re-signed four players, including all-star punter Richie Leone.
The Redblacks also signed defensive back Randall Evans, offensive lineman Mark Korte and receiver Anthony Coombs on Tuesday.
Leone netted 5,179 yards on a career-high 131 punts, averaging 48.8 yards in 2019, en route to being named a CFL all-star for the third time.
Leone has played 71 career games over four seasons with B.C. and Ottawa, punting 472 times for 22,809 gross yards (48.3 average).
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Toronto Argonauts head coach Scott Milanovich calls the plays on the sideline against Winnipeg Blue Bombers during the first half of CFL action in Winnipeg on August 14, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods January 25, 2021 - 7:16 PM
The CFL team with no name now doesn t have a coach.
Scott Milanovich resigned Monday as the head coach of the Edmonton Football Team to explore NFL opportunities. The move came just over a year after Milanovich stepped down as the quarterback coach with the NFL s Jacksonville Jaguars after three seasons to return to the CFL, where he got his first opportunity to become a pro head coach.
Chungh, Steward, and Mathews re-sign with Lions
The BC Lions have solidified their offensive line by re-signing Sukh Chungh, Hunter Steward, and Ryker Mathews to restructured contracts, according to TSN s Farhan Lalji.
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The BC Lions have solidified their offensive line by re-signing Sukh Chungh, Hunter Steward, and Ryker Mathews to restructured contracts, according to TSN s Farhan Lalji.
O-linemen Sukh Chungh & Hunter Steward both have agreed to restructured 1-year deals with #BCLIons. @CFLonTSN@TSN1040 Farhan Lalji (@FarhanLaljiTSN) January 22, 2021
Chungh, 28, was due to make $260,000 in 2020 but his restructured one-year deal will now pay him $165,000 with a signing bonus. The Port Coquitlam, B.C., native was drafted second overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2015 CFL draft. He joined the Lions in 2019, paying just eight games in his first season with the team.