WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have stolen the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ top receiver from last season.
The team signed Ryan Smith to a two-year contract on the opening day of CFL free agency. The deal comes exactly two weeks after the Bombers landed fellow North Dakota product Weston Dressler.
Smith has played his entire two-year CFL career with the Roughriders. He led the team in receiving yards and touchdowns last season, finishing with 991 yards and seven majors off 59 catches.
“Ryan Smith was ranked very high on all free agent lists heading into today,” Bombers General Manager Kyle Walters said in a statement. “He brings dynamic playmaking ability to the offence and is a hard-nosed receiver. Ryan is the type of player we want in this organization and we’re thrilled he’s decided to make Winnipeg his home.”
Smith has a total of 1,150 receiving yards and seven touchdowns in his career.
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