Two days of practice are now in the books at Winnipeg Blue Bombers training camp and here are some notes and quotes from Day 2…
OUCH REPORT
-No sign of and no update on LB Jovan Santos-Knox after he was taken from the field after suffering an injury early in Sunday’s practice session.
He was to provide some veteran depth to the position group along with Tony Jones and Kyrie Wilson and special teams ace Michael Ayers along with veteran Canadians Tanner Cadwallader, Connor Shay, Jaylen Smith and Lane Novak and three 2026 CFL Canadian Draft picks in Charles-Elliott Bouliane, Ethan Stuart, Brody Clark.
COMING SOON
-The Blue Bombers first pick in this year’s draft — defensive end Nuer Gatkouth — should be arriving on Tuesday after attending rookie mini-camp over the weekend with the Denver Broncos.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Head coach Mike O’Shea and new offensive coordinator Tommy Condell have never worked together despite their long association with the CFL.
Here are O’Shea’s thoughts on the club’s new OC:
“He carries a ton of energy. I even asked him the other day, ‘OK, what are the signs, what do I have to look out for when your day is a little quiet?’ He said, ‘Nah, I’m good. Right through to the end I’m good.’ And I said, ‘All right. This is going to be impressive to watch.’
“He brings a lot of energy into the room all the time and obviously he’s been doing this for a long while, too. So, he’s got a ton of answers and the way he approaches the room, he asks a lot of questions and wants a lot of participation.
“He’s very comfortable. He’s OK with the way he does things and he’s very smart. I find he tries to make things easier for everybody else, too, so he’s not caught up in ‘Here’s how we’re doing this’ he’s more, ‘This makes a lot of sense… I’ll learn it, just forgive me when I don’t have the verbiage right.’ He’s very good at what would benefit the group, he’s going to change a little bit.”
Mike O’Shea’s full press conference from Monday:
NEXT: Tuesday’s practice goes from 8:30-11:35 a.m. The week’s schedule is here.