WINNIPEG — Willie Jefferson won’t be wearing boxing gloves in Saturday’s CFL West Division final, but he might feel like he’s in the ring. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive end anticipates a slugfest against the B.C.
WINNIPEG — Willie Jefferson won’t be wearing boxing gloves in Saturday’s CFL West Division final, but he might feel like he’s in the ring.
“It’s been a heavyweight fight,” Jefferson said Friday after Winnipeg’s closed walk-through practice. “Just trying to throw punches, trying to land punches, trying to play some good defence.” “We just don’t want to be surprised or fazed by the moment when you’ve got 30,000 people here yelling at us.”Environment Canada’s forecast for Winnipeg Saturday is mainly sunny with a high of minus-1 C and low of minus-3.
He may be counted on more Saturday after Bombers leading receiver Dalton Schoen was officially ruled out of the game, and there are other question marks in the receiving corps. “We’ll see what happens , but if we have to put the team on our backs with this offensive line and myself, we’re very capable of doing so,” Oliveira said.
Adams is coming off an impressive performance in the Lions’ 41-30 division semifinal win over the Calgary Stampeders, throwing for 413 yards and two touchdowns and running for 54 yards and three TDs.“You’re saying, ‘Don’t let him do that.’ He’s pretty good at it,” Bighill said with a smile. “A key to winning a game against a quarterback that can move is you’ve got to limit that.”“That game last week gave us a lot of confidence going into this week, going into the practice week,” Adams said.
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