Bombers Shuffle O-Line: Vanterpool In for Injured Broxton at RT
Winnipeg’s most urgent transaction decision is on the offensive line. With Jarell Broxton injured, the Bombers are turning to Micah Vanterpool at right tackle — a 6-foot-5, 336-pound lineman who started six games last season at left guard and left tackle. This isn’t a new signing; it’s an internal e
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Vanterpool’s cross-side move exposes a right-tackle depth problem after Broxton’s injury.
With Jarell Broxton injured, Micah Vanterpool — listed at 6-5, 336 pounds — is sliding to the right side despite making his six 2024 starts at left guard and left tackle. That means Winnipeg is replacing one injury with a player learning a new side on the fly, which is a bigger swing than the “next-man-up” framing suggests.
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Bombers' Defense Is a House on Fire – And the Locker Room Knows Who to Blame
Friday night at Princess Auto Stadium was an absolute tire fire. The Bombers gave up a franchise-record 377 rushing yards to a Lions squad starting a rookie QB and a walking infirmary on offence. They led 19-13 with 6:18 left – then surrendered 22 straight, including two Zander Horvath runs that made the D look like a JV scrimmage. Willie Jefferson said "S-t wasn't good enough." Jake Ceresna called it "horrendous." But here's what TSN didn't show you: the locker room afterward was pure chaos. Multiple defensive starters were openly chewing out defensive coordinator Jordan Younger's scheme – the same 3-3-5 that got torched for 52 by Calgary a week earlier. One vet told me it feels like the coordinator has lost the room, and there's a growing faction that wants Dru Brown to take over for Zac