{"id":393751,"date":"2026-01-07T11:09:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T11:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/393751\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T11:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T11:09:17","slug":"winnipeg-blue-bombers-sign-all-star-evan-holm-to-2-year-contract-winnipeg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/393751\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign all-star Evan Holm to 2-year contract &#8211; Winnipeg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>With the second-best pass defence in the entire CFL, the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/winnipeg-blue-bombers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Winnipeg Blue Bombers<\/a> secondary was one of the few bright spots in what was otherwise a mostly disappointing season, and the group should look much the same again next year after the club signed another pending free agent.<\/p>\n<p><img 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breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>He finished the season with a team-best four interceptions, to go along with two forced fumbles, and 61 total tackles, while appearing in all 18 regular season games.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old hasn\u2019t missed a single game the last three seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Bombers starters Deatrick Nichols and Redha Kramdi have also re-upped with the club since the end of the season and Cam Allen is already under contract for 2026.<\/p>\n<p>DBs Demerio Houston, Terrell Bonds, and Michael Griffin all remain unsigned, while the team recently released pending free agent cornerback Jamal Parker.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11601944\/westjet-passenger-fat-shamed-staff-flight-to-mexico\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" 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alt=\"Click to play video: 'Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign Super Bowl champion QB Bryce Perkins'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7e132025afe5515ac8a08586feb5b891471745bcc3fdb6d9caad5717bc3da224.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0:28<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWinnipeg Blue Bombers sign Super Bowl champion QB Bryce Perkins\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Descrease article font size Increase article font size With the second-best pass defence in the entire CFL, 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