Post by JETStender on Sept 21, 2009 22:46:24 GMT -5
Winnipeg Blue Bombers acquire quarterback Ricky Santos from Alouettes
(CP) – 5 hours ago
WINNIPEG — The struggling Winnipeg Blue Bombers continued to retool their lineup Monday.
The CFL club acquired quarterback Ricky Santos from the Montreal Alouettes for defensive ends Riall Johnson and Shawn Mayne.
The deal comes a day after the Bombers picked up receivers Jabari Arthur and Titus Ryan from Calgary.
The Bombers are tied with Toronto for last place in the CFL East with a 3-8 record.
Santos joined the Alouettes in 2008 and spent the first part of the season on the nine-game injured list before joining the practice roster. He has been on Montreal's injured list all of this season.
"We very happy to acquire a quarterback with the skill set Ricky possesses," Bombers director of player personnel John Murphy said in a release. "We feel he has the capability to be a contributor in this league and for the Blue Bombers."
Als GM Jim Popp said the deal gives Santos a chance to play.
"It gives Ricky an opportunity to get on the field quicker and we gain two valuable non-import players who will give us flexibility to make potential ratio changes down the stretch," he said.
Bombers starting quarterback Michael Bishop was pulled near the end of the first half for newcomer Casey Bramlet in Sunday's 33-14 loss to the Alouettes. Bramlet, the fifth pivot Winnipeg has used this season, went 1-for-8 with an interception and Bishop went back in for the fourth quarter. Together, they completed only 10 passes for 158 yards, while compiling a mere 162 yards of net offence, compared to 460 for Montreal.
Johnson is a five-year CFL veteran, having played with the Argonauts from 2005 to 2008 before being traded to the Blue Bombers in February 2009 for Zeke Moreno.
The 31-year-old defensive lineman had recorded 20 career sacks with the Argos before moving to Winnipeg.
Mayne joins the Alouettes after three seasons with the Bombers, with whom he played principally on special teams as well as serving as a backup defensive lineman.
Copyright © 2009 The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
(CP) – 5 hours ago
WINNIPEG — The struggling Winnipeg Blue Bombers continued to retool their lineup Monday.
The CFL club acquired quarterback Ricky Santos from the Montreal Alouettes for defensive ends Riall Johnson and Shawn Mayne.
The deal comes a day after the Bombers picked up receivers Jabari Arthur and Titus Ryan from Calgary.
The Bombers are tied with Toronto for last place in the CFL East with a 3-8 record.
Santos joined the Alouettes in 2008 and spent the first part of the season on the nine-game injured list before joining the practice roster. He has been on Montreal's injured list all of this season.
"We very happy to acquire a quarterback with the skill set Ricky possesses," Bombers director of player personnel John Murphy said in a release. "We feel he has the capability to be a contributor in this league and for the Blue Bombers."
Als GM Jim Popp said the deal gives Santos a chance to play.
"It gives Ricky an opportunity to get on the field quicker and we gain two valuable non-import players who will give us flexibility to make potential ratio changes down the stretch," he said.
Bombers starting quarterback Michael Bishop was pulled near the end of the first half for newcomer Casey Bramlet in Sunday's 33-14 loss to the Alouettes. Bramlet, the fifth pivot Winnipeg has used this season, went 1-for-8 with an interception and Bishop went back in for the fourth quarter. Together, they completed only 10 passes for 158 yards, while compiling a mere 162 yards of net offence, compared to 460 for Montreal.
Johnson is a five-year CFL veteran, having played with the Argonauts from 2005 to 2008 before being traded to the Blue Bombers in February 2009 for Zeke Moreno.
The 31-year-old defensive lineman had recorded 20 career sacks with the Argos before moving to Winnipeg.
Mayne joins the Alouettes after three seasons with the Bombers, with whom he played principally on special teams as well as serving as a backup defensive lineman.
Copyright © 2009 The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.