The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and their fans are sitting on pins and needles, waiting to learn if quarterback Matt Nichols will be okay.
The Bombers pivot was dropping back to pass during practice Wednesday when he went down on his own, favouring his right leg.
He threw his helmet in anger, visibly upset, and had to be helped off the field.
“He went down in practice and at some point today he’ll see the doctor,” head coach Mike O’Shea said. “And we’ll get good information and make decisions from there.”
O’Shea was then asked about his level of concern over the injury.
“It’s early. I think you understand my belief in the players. It’s way too early to comment on that,” O’Shea said.
“He’ll see a doctor at some point today, whenever a doctor is available, and then we’ll wait to hear what the doctor says, that’s all you can do really.”
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Nichols is viewed as the key cog in the Bombers’ hope to end a long Grey Cup drought. The two men behind Nichols on the depth chart are Alex Ross (12 career passes) and Chris Streveler (a rookie).
He also suffered a non-contact leg injury Oct. 28, 2017 against the BC Lions, tweaking his left calf muscle when he planted awkwardly on the turf at Investors Group Field.
Nichols missed the entire 2013 season while with the Edmonton Eskimos after he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a pre-season game.
The Bombers wrap up their pre-season schedule Friday in Vancouver before kicking off the CFL season at home against Edmonton June 14.
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