It took Dru Brown one start to get his first win of the CFL season. Meanwhile, his old team is winless in five.
But the Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback was not in the mood to gloat after Friday’s 30-21 win over Toronto improved the Bombers to 3-2.
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Dru Brown gets ready to unload one of his 31 passes against Toronto on Friday. Brown led the Bombers to a 30-21 win in his first start since his trade from Ottawa two weeks earlier.
James Carey Lauder