{"id":460944,"date":"2026-02-08T03:08:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T03:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/460944\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T03:08:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T03:08:26","slug":"report-ceresna-broxton-nield-to-sign-with-winnipeg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/460944\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Ceresna, Broxton, Nield to sign with Winnipeg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WINNIPEG \u2014 The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were busy on the opening day of the Free Agency Communication Window, reportedly agreeing to deals with three pending free agents.<\/p>\n<p>Offensive lineman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/jarell-broxton\/163903\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Jarell Broxton\">Jarell Broxton<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JohnDHodge\/status\/2018013477206401341?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">John Hodge, 3DownNation<\/a>), defensive lineman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/jake-ceresna\/162428\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Jake Ceresna\">Jake Ceresna<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUOoKdBDw8W\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">John Hodge, 3DownNation<\/a>), and receiver <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/tommy-nield\/166264\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Tommy Nield\">Tommy Nield<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUOXuyLjjkj\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Farhan Lalji, TSN<\/a>) have reportedly agreed to terms with the Blue Bombers.<\/p>\n<p>All three were set to hit the open market on February 10 and Broxton was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2025\/12\/05\/cfl-cas-top-30-pending-free-agents-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ranked No. 14 on CFL.ca\u2019s top 30 pending free agents list.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2876544 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FreeAgencyLogo2026-800x642.png\"   alt=\"2026 CFL FREE AGENCY\" width=\"164\" height=\"132\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"CT\"\/>2026 CFL FREE AGENCY<br \/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2025\/12\/05\/cfl-cas-top-30-pending-free-agents-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2025\/12\/05\/cfl-cas-top-30-pending-free-agents-12\/\" aria-label=\"CFL.ca\u2019s top 30 pending free agents - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-original->CFL.ca\u2019s top 30 pending free agents<\/a><br \/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/01\/29\/where-every-cfl-team-stands-ahead-of-free-agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/01\/29\/where-every-cfl-team-stands-ahead-of-free-agency\/\" aria-label=\"Where every CFL team stands ahead of Free Agency - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-original->Where every CFL team stands ahead of Free Agency<\/a><br \/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/01\/29\/free-agency-communication-window-opens-february-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/01\/29\/free-agency-communication-window-opens-february-1\/\" aria-label=\"Free Agency Communication Window opens February 1 - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-original->Free Agency Communication Window opens February 1<\/a><br \/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/category\/free-agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/category\/free-agency\/\" aria-label=\"More 2026 Free Agency news and analysis - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-original->More 2026 Free Agency news and analysis<\/a><br \/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/02\/01\/what-you-missed-from-the-first-day-of-the-free-agency-communication-window\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/02\/01\/what-you-missed-from-the-first-day-of-the-free-agency-communication-window\/\" aria-label=\"What you missed from the first day of the Free Agency Communication Window - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-original->What you missed from the first day of the Free Agency Communication Window<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Broxton started 16 games and provided stability for one of the league\u2019s most dynamic offences in BC in 2025. His strong season earned him All-CFL recognition at left offensive tackle, with his work in pass protection standing out. Pro Football Focus also graded Broxton as the top player in pass protection last season.<\/p>\n<p>Ceresna dealt with injuries in 2025, racking up 16 defensive tackles, one sack, and one interception over 11 regular season games with the Elks. The 31-year-old has spent time with the Ottawa REDBLACKS, Edmonton Elks and Toronto Argonauts, racking up 46 career sacks, including a season-high of 12 in 2023 with Edmonton.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/tommy-nield\/166264\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Tommy Nield\">Tommy Nield<\/a> played in 13 games with the Riders in 2025, hauling in a career-high 535 yards and five touchdowns on 42 catches. Before his first season in Regina, Nield spent four seasons in Toronto with the Argonauts. Over 54 career games, the Canadian receiver has tallied 1,311 yards and seven touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>                                <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WINNIPEG \u2014 The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were busy on the opening day of the Free Agency Communication Window,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":460945,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-460944","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\/460944","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=460944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460944\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/460945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}