Veteran offensive lineman Pat Neufeld re-signs with Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Since 2019, the veteran offensive lineman has signed an extension to remain with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers rather hit the open market. In fact, the 6-foot-5, 290-pound Regina native agreed to a one-year deal last November, months before the start of CFL free agency.
“We just do things a certain way in our locker room. The best part about it is [head coach Mike O’Shea] has really put the accountability on the players.” O’Shea, who was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2017 as a player, has twice been named the CFL’s top coach . “I think [Bombers’ culture] has been cultivated over the years and took some tinkering,” Neufeld said. “I’m extremely grateful [president/CEO Wade Miller] and [GM Kyle Walters] allowed coach O’Shea to go through those growing pains in 2014 and ‘15.
Some players have moved on – Canadian offensive lineman Mike Couture , receiver Greg Ellingson and defensive lineman Casey Sayles departed in free agency. But American receiver Kenny Lawler, who spent last year with Edmonton after playing 2019 and ‘21 with Winnipeg, rejoined the Bombers as a free agent.
“For practice, we’re mandated from basically 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. but there’s a lot of guys who’re in the building anywhere from 6 a.m. and leave after 5 p.m.,” he said. “It all comes to: what do you want your life to look like as a football player?
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