{"id":652706,"date":"2026-05-07T01:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T01:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/652706\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T01:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T01:11:11","slug":"winnipeg-blue-bombers-quarterback-taylor-elgersma-hits-field-for-rookie-camp-winnipeg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/652706\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Taylor Elgersma hits field for rookie camp – Winnipeg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Football season has arrived, with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers<\/a> kicking off their three-day rookie camp on Wednesday at Princess Auto Stadium.<\/p>\n

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Close to 60 first-year players and quarterbacks were on the field looking to make a good first impression, including much-heralded Canadian quarterback Taylor Elgersma.<\/p>\n

The Hec Creighton Award winner is one of six QBs in this year\u2019s camp, with a stable that also includes returning starter Zach Collaros, Terry Wilson, Payton Thorne, Bryce Perkins, and Cole Anseewu of the Manitoba Bisons.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old Elgersma is eager to get started with the Blue and Gold after just signing with the club three weeks ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust super excited,\u201d said Elgersma. \u201cObviously I\u2019ve been to a couple of (CFL) training camps in the QB internship program, but being able to be here for the first time and look around this place, it\u2019s beautiful, so what more can you ask for.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The six-foot-five-inch Elgersma was the Bombers\u2019 second-round pick in last year\u2019s draft, but attended camp with the NFL\u2019s Green Bay Packers in 2025.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI feel confident with my ability to throw the football and my ability to read the defence,\u201d he said. \u201cI think I\u2019ve shown that and so it\u2019s all about getting better day-by-day.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best way to attack training camp is to go day-by-day, right? Like, what can I learn from today to get better for tomorrow, what can I learn from tomorrow to get better for the next day. If you take that mindset into it then you\u2019re probably going to be successful.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo that\u2019s kind of where my head tries to stay at. I think you\u2019re getting a lot thrown at you in training camp, a new playbook, new guys, new receivers. And so, the best thing you can do is just keep your head down and work.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He\u2019ll be trying to win the backup job behind Collaros. Now 37, Collaros is back for his seventh season in Winnipeg.<\/p>\n

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Collaros was gushing over new offensive coordinator Tommy Condell, calling him a master communicator and a great teacher. Collaros doesn\u2019t have much of an opinion on the new playoff format that was recently announced as he said he trusts the league\u2019s decision makers.<\/p>\n

The Bombers QB1 is more focused on the new rule changes and more specifically the new 35-second play clock. He believes it\u2019ll improve the flow of the game but it\u2019s also something they\u2019ll need to work on in camp leading up to their first game.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll be something that you got to figure out,\u201d said Collaros. \u201cI\u2019ve never sat there and held a stopwatch during the game and timed that. I would imagine it was around 40-some seconds but I think 35 will make it exciting.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think a lot of us come from down south anyways and you have that moving clock whether you\u2019re in the NFL, NCAA or whatever that looks like. I think it\u2019ll become second nature after a few reps.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rookie camp continues on Thursday at 10:00 a.m. at Princess Auto Stadium.<\/p>\n

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