WINNIPEG — Linebacker Sam Hurl will be sticking around Manitoba a little longer after re-signing with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday.
Hurl registered 15 tackles in 12 games last year during his second season in Winnipeg. He joined the Bombers in 2015 as a free agent following three years with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
The 26-year-old Canadian has seven sacks, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and 149 tackles in 72 career games.
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Hurl was selected in the second round of the 2012 CFL Draft by the Roughriders.
DEFENSIVE DEPTH: The Bombers have also added linebacker Will Smith and defensive back Sam Brown to their roster.
Smith put up 12 tackles in 11 games for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last season. The 25-year-old American played two games with the Bombers in 2014.
Brown had 123 tackles in 45 games during his four-year college career at Missouri Western State. The 24-year-old American spent part of last season with the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens.