{"id":460727,"date":"2026-02-08T00:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T00:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/460727\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T00:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T00:36:08","slug":"blue-bombers-sign-all-star-jake-ceresna-to-two-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/460727\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Bombers Sign All-Star Jake Ceresna to Two-Year Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/bvmsports.com\/cfl\/winnipeg-blue-bombers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Winnipeg Blue Bombers<\/a> have signed All-CFL defensive lineman Jake Ceresna to a two-year contract after acquiring his rights from Edmonton. Ceresna, a 6-foot-4, 295-pound player, previously played for the Edmonton Elks, Toronto Argonauts, and Ottawa Redblacks. He is a two-time All-CFL selection and was part of the 2024 Grey Cup-winning team. After an injury-plagued 2025 season, where he recorded 16 tackles and one sack in 11 games, Ceresna brings extensive experience with 102 CFL games under his belt.<\/p>\n<p> By the NumbersCeresna has 201 defensive tackles and 46 sacks in his career.He achieved a career-high of 12 sacks in 2023. Yes, But<\/p>\n<p>While Ceresna has a strong track record and previous accolades, his injury concerns from the last season may affect his performance with the Blue Bombers moving forward.<\/p>\n<p> State of PlayCeresna joins a competitive Blue Bombers roster aiming for further success.The team will look to leverage his experience and versatility on the defensive line. What&#8217;s Next<\/p>\n<p>As the Blue Bombers integrate Ceresna into their system, their defense will aim to optimize his abilities and manage his health to ensure he can contribute effectively throughout the season.<\/p>\n<p> Bottom Line<\/p>\n<p>Jake Ceresna&#8217;s signing could strengthen the Blue Bombers&#8217; defense, provided he can maintain his health and capitalize on his past performances, aiming for another championship run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed All-CFL defensive lineman Jake Ceresna to a two-year contract after acquiring his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":458414,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-460727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}