Ed Tait

Chatted with Redha Kramdi of the Blue Bombers about his experience in the CFL/CFLPA mentorship program.
The story: x.com/wpg_bluebomb...

Wolitarsky: "I really wanted to retire as a Bomber." - Winnipeg Blue Bombers It’s simply an impossible task to capture heart, the spirit and the whole aura of Drew Wolitarsky in just a few hundred words. It’s a whole experience — he’d probably call it a vibe — and its’ baselin...

Drew Wolitarsky signed a one-day contract to retire as a Blue Bomber. A story on one of the most-popular players in recent memory:
www.bluebombers.com/2026/02/19/w...

Collaros Media Session: Main Takeaways - Winnipeg Blue Bombers It’s been a common theme-slash-buzzword around the Winnipeg Blue Bombers over the last few weeks as the club’s haul in free agency kept featuring one solid addition after another. And landing the like...

ICYMI:
www.bluebombers.com/2026/02/17/c...

Nield: "I'm really pumped." - Winnipeg Blue Bombers Just five years into his Canadian Football League career and two things jump out instantly about Tommy Nield, one of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers new free agent additions: He’s a winner, having already e...

Good chat recently with new Blue Bombers receiver Tommy Nield. The story:
www.bluebombers.com/2026/02/16/n...

Key Takeaways from Kyle Walters media - Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers don’t get to where they are today in Canadian Football League free agency — scoring A’s across the board from fans and pundits alike for their substantiative haul and their a...

Blue Bombers GM Kyle Walters hit on a ton of topics today. Here are some that jumped out the most:
www.bluebombers.com/2026/02/12/k...

Broxton: "It feels amazing." - Winnipeg Blue Bombers New Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive tackle Jarell Broxton is a large man — his height listed at six-foot-three, his weight at 315 — and as one of the club’s big free agent additions settled in to meet...

Big man, big addition for the Blue Bombers. Welcome to Jarell Broxton:
www.bluebombers.com/2026/02/12/b...

Santos-Knox: "I wanted to get back to where it all started." - Winnipeg Blue Bombers It’s an old story now — some eight-nine years have since passed, after all — but it’s certainly worth revisiting because it’s one about perseverance and the steadfast belief in chasing a dream. And, a...

Good visit this morning with Jovan Santos-Knox during a media zoom call. Our story:
www.bluebombers.com/2026/02/11/s...

1st & 10 | Ceresna on board - Winnipeg Blue Bombers The curtains are going to go up Tuesday morning on the first official day of Canadian Football League free agency with most who follow this grand ol’ loop already knowing how the plot is about to all ...

This week's 1st & 10 column:
www.bluebombers.com/2026/02/06/1...

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Lots of stuff today on our site to check out: www.bluebombers.com

1st & 10 | Roster check-in with free agency looming - Winnipeg Blue Bombers If there’s a Winnipeg Blue Bombers playbook for Canadian Football League free agency, it’s essentially a concise, one-sentence mantra spelled out in just a couple of key thoughts. And it goes like thi...

The CFL's window for chatting with pending free agents opens on Sunday before the market opens on February 10th. Here's a look at where the Blue Bombers are with their roster:
www.bluebombers.com/2026/01/30/1...

White: "They showed up and I felt like they wanted me." - Winnipeg Blue Bombers They came in late with a swarming, all-out blitz via phone calls and texts all gushing about a potential union. And it turns out the aggressive sales pitch delivered to Tim White by the Winnipeg Blue ...

Tim White met with the media this afternoon for the first time as a member of the Blue Bombers. The story:
www.bluebombers.com/2026/01/29/w...

Blue Bombers sign all-star receiver Tim White - Winnipeg Blue Bombers WINNIPEG, MB., January 28, 2026 –   The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has agreed to terms on a one-year contract with all-star receiver Tim White. White was released by the Hamilton Ti...

Big addition to the Blue Bombers receiving corps with Tim White coming aboard:
www.bluebombers.com/2026/01/28/b...

Bryant: "I'm going to have lifetime friends once I'm done with football." - Winnipeg Blue Bombers They have been the same Stanley Bryant talking points and questions posed over the last several years, especially on the occasion of the future Canadian Football League Hall of Famer — a man who has a...

On Stanley Bryant, his return to the Blue Bombers and his Benjamin Button theory:
www.bluebombers.com/2026/01/27/b...

1st & 10 | Jefferson: "You can never count us out." - Winnipeg Blue Bombers It’s a sentiment born out of great expectations and the frustrations of the last few seasons, what with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers winning two Grey Cups in 2019 and 2021, then dropping three consecutiv...

The media met with Willie Jefferson for over 30 minutes in a zoom call today. Here are some of the main takeaways:
www.bluebombers.com/2026/01/23/1...

Willie J will stay - Winnipeg Blue Bombers He is one of the faces of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, an emotional leader inside the clubhouse and one of the most popular players in franchise history. And so — hell, yeah — the Blue Bombers are thril...

Big Willie J is back for the Blue Bombers. A story looking at some of the reasons as to why he's still so important to the club:
www.bluebombers.com/2026/01/22/w...

Blue Bombers dynamic kicking duo returns - Winnipeg Blue Bombers They make for an interesting couple of dudes, this pair of Sergio Castillo and Jamieson Sheahan. There is the walking-talking laugh track that is Castillo, a Mexican-American who calls Texas home, alo...

ICYMI from yesterday -- the media conversation with Castillo and Sheahan hit on a number of topics: www.bluebombers.com/2026/01/20/b...

Blue Bombers dynamic kicking duo returns - Winnipeg Blue Bombers They make for an interesting couple of dudes, this pair of Sergio Castillo and Jamieson Sheahan. There is the walking-talking laugh track that is Castillo, a Mexican-American who calls Texas home, alo...

ICYMI from yesterday -- the media conversation with Castillo and Sheahan hit on a number of topics:
www.bluebombers.com/2026/01/20/b...

Neufeld: "There's just a part of my soul that's connected to this game." - Winnipeg Blue Bombers It was both frightening and a bit gory. And, in that respect, the after-effects of Pat Neufeld’s last snap of 2025 somehow encapsulated so much of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers season. It was midway throu...

Another story from a busy Monday in Bomberland. Pat Neufeld's 2025 season ended with an injury. Part of his motivation to return to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2026. The story:
www.bluebombers.com/2026/01/19/n...

Many more happy returns - Vaval will be back in 2026 - Winnipeg Blue Bombers Trey Vaval has already started 2026 with a critical return and in the process the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have scored one of their biggest touchdowns of the offseason. The club confirmed today that Vava...

Spoke to Trey Vaval today about his official return to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers after trying out for six NFL teams. The story:
Many more happy returns — Vaval will be back in 2026:
www.bluebombers.com/2026/01/19/m...

1st & 10 | Blue Bombers To-Do List - Winnipeg Blue Bombers If you clicked on the link for this story — first, thank you for that, as always, as I’m told our impressions were up a ton again in 2025 — you’ll notice at the top a banner featuring a countdown to t...

ICYMI: CFL meetings begin today in Calgary. Here's a look at what's on the agenda and some other things on the Blue Bombers current to-do list: www.bluebombers.com/2026/01/09/1...

Holm: "I love playing there. It just resonates with me." - Winnipeg Blue Bombers Evan Holm has been around professional football long enough now to know there are some absolutes — namely, things you can control and things you cannot — and when you find that proverbial sweet spot o...

Evan Holm met with the media today after signing a two-year contract to stay with the Blue Bombers earlier in the week. Our story: www.bluebombers.com/2026/01/08/h...

Year in Review #1 | Saluting Bomber Nation - Winnipeg Blue Bombers It’s a scene that never gets old, whether it plays out in the scorching summer months or in the fall when the temperature drops to single digits. And the sights and sounds that come courtesy a raucous...

Final chunk of our Blue Bombers Year in Review series:
www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/30/y...

Year in Review #2 | Onward - Winnipeg Blue Bombers It says something about the last nine seasons of Winnipeg Blue Bombers football — nine straight double-digit win campaigns, five Grey Cup appearances, two championships — that there is a consensus the...

Our entire Year in Review series is on our site. Here is #2:
www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/29/y...

New title/same Jake - Winnipeg Blue Bombers Long-time Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive tackle Stan Mikawos — a hall of famer, it should be added — once said that slugging it out in the middle of the defensive line was akin to playing the role of...

Jake Thomas on making the transition from playing to coaching for the Blue Bombers:
www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/23/n...

New OC Tommy Condell: The Collaros endorsement - Winnipeg Blue Bombers It’s a working relationship which first began more than a decade ago — back when Zach Collaros was essentially a Canadian Football newbie fascinated with all the tricks and nuances that make the three...

Spoke to Zach Collaros about new @Wpg_BlueBombers offensive coordinator Tommy Condell -- a guy he has worked with previously. The story: New OC Tommy Condell: The Collaros endorsement www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/22/n...

Key O'Shea talking points on coaching changes - Winnipeg Blue Bombers Mike O’Shea has spent a lot of time under the hood of the 2025 Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and he’s come up with some important fixes he hopes will get the engine purring again next season. The Blue Bomber...

Some changes to the Blue Bombers coaching staff. Mike O'Shea on a number of topics:

www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/22/_...

Demski: "we have a lot of good football left in Winnipeg and we know it." - Winnipeg Blue Bombers There’s an old cliché in sports about the relatively small window for athletes to make a living before age catches up to them. And it boldly declares: ‘Father Time is undefeated.’ Well, here’s an upda...

Nic Demski met with the media today to talk about his new contract extension. My story on how the veteran receiver is kicking Father Time's ass:
www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/19/d...

Nichols: "Winnipeg just checks all the boxes for me." - Winnipeg Blue Bombers Deatrick Nichols certainly understands there would be a way to over-complicate and stress about being a pending Canadian Football League free agent. There’s a way to simplify things, too, and that’s a...

Had the chance to speak to Deatrick Nichols today about signing his contract extension. The story:
www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/18/n...

Redha Kramdi's inspirational transformation - Winnipeg Blue Bombers Spread out all the moments in a chronological timeline from Redha Kramdi’s first arrival in Winnipeg in 2021 to his transformation into a leader with the Blue Bombers and it’s a stirring testament to ...

Redha Kramdi spoke with the media today about his new deal and his transformation into a leader. My story:
www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/17/r...

"My heart will always be in Winnipeg." - Winnipeg Blue Bombers Fans and media alike will make the numbers on Brady Oliveira’s new contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers a hot-take conversation topic for next three seasons and beyond. So, if we’re going to play t...

ICYMI from yesterday and Brady Oliveira's media session:
www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/16/m...