Blue Bombers Blog

Hello Winnipeg. Since this is Canada Day ,it seemed fitting to have my first blog feature the Canadian guys on the team.

When we are on the road, dress code is part of travel. Most of the guys dress to impress. Rookies are often “asked” to wear funky or embarrassing outfits while travelling. This is a shot of Canadian rookie wide reicever Arjei Franklin wearing something out of the disco era at the airport in Montreal. It’s all in good fun and makes travelling entertaining.

The Legacy Dinner was held at the Canad Inns across from the stadium. It’s a pretty cool gig — free food and an open bar. The big guys on the offensive line took the formal event as an opportunity to style out Canadian rookie Dominic Picard. It actually looked pretty good on him, although it was a bit “fitting”. This is a shot of him looking slick next to the Grey Cup. It will be pretty sweet when the Cup is in Winnipeg for longer than one night in November.

*I love Canadian airlines. Nice flight attendants, TVs on the back of every chair, short security lines. Flights with the team can be tiresome. Anything can happen when you fall asleep with your mouth open on a plane with 40 bored football players. Matt Sheridan had complimentary airplane snacks gentely placed in his mouth while napping on the way to Montreal. I don’t necessarily condone this type of activity, but it’s fun to take photos of it.

Not only is Doug Brown a former NFL football player, a witty columnist for the the Free Press, and without a doubt the most dominant defensive linesman in the CFL, he also hosts his own radio show, “The Spin Zone”. I snapped a couple shots of Doug hard at work. After spending an hour on the air with Dougie and his co-host Wheller from Power 97, I realize that Doug is truely a gifted individual. He’s got his hands in everything. Without kissing his ass too much, he’s got my vote for Canadian of the year.

I took this shot of Kevin Glenn in the locker room before practice. He’s not Canadian but I couldn’t ask for a more appropriate photo.

Happy Canada Day, everybody. Pura Vida