2020 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

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]

2020 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
Head coachMike O'Shea
General managerKyle Walters
Home fieldIG Field
Results
RecordN/A
Division placeN/A, West
Playoff finishSeason cancelled
Uniform

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
218Noah HallettDBMcMasterLondon, ON
437Brendan O′Leary-OrangeWRNevadaToronto, ON
539Marc LiegghioKWesternWoodbridge, ON
546Nicholas DheillyDLSaskatchewanRegina, SK
655Kyle RodgerLBOttawaRepentigny, QC
764Tanner CadwalladerLBWilfrid LaurierGeorgetown, ON
873Bleska KambambaDBWesternLondon, 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

Receivers

 Running Backs

Fullbacks

Offensive Linemen

 Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

 Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 92 Roster
Roster updated 2020-08-17 • Depth chart • 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

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks – Buck Pierce
  • Receivers – Kevin Bourgoin
  • Running Backs – Pete Costanza
  • Offensive Line – Marty Costello

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

  • Special Teams Coordinator – Paul Boudreau, Jr.

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References
  1. "Canadian Mafia sticking together". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. December 13, 2019.
  2. "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. https://www.tsn.ca/cfl-cancels-2020-season-1.1510345#:~:text=The%20CFL%20has%20cancelled%20its,the%20hub%20city%20of%20Winnipeg.
  9. "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. "2020 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Schedule". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
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