Winnipeg Blue Bombers set to unfurl Grey Cup banner on Thursday in front of Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the team they beat for the 2019 title
Winnipeggers crowd the downtown streets on Nov. 26, 2019, to celebrate with players the end of a Grey Cup drought that lasted almost three decades.The Winnipeg Blue Bombers finally get to unfurl their Grey Cup banner on Thursday, 620 days after earning it.
The pandemic forced cancellation of the 2020 season and prompted a shortened 14-game campaign this year. “We believe that is a whole new season. It’s been a long time coming. Too long to get started, with a new team,” he said. “We believe and we respect every opponent. We believe they’re going to come in and give us their absolute best. All the time. That’s the only way you can really approach any game.”'The 2019 season was an eventful one for Winnipeg. The club started out 8-2 before ending on a 3-5 run to finish third in the West.
The offensive line returns essentially intact, anchored by towering tackles Stanley Bryant and Jermarcus Hardrick . The Bombers big men ranked third in the league in 2019, conceding 35 sacks.
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