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Blue Bombers select Mulumba in CFL draft

Winnipeg Blue Bombers GM Joe Mack and head coach Tim Burke prepare for the CFL Draft earlier this month. They've signed two of their picks. Global News

They already had two Muamba brothers on the roster and now the Blue Bombers have drafted defensive lineman Andy Mulumba with the second overall selection in the 2013 CFL Draft.

The Bombers chose the Eastern Michigan standout after the Ticats took another defensive lineman in Linden Gaydosh with the top pick

Mulumba already had ties to the Bombers as current Bombers defensive co-ordinator Casey Creehan coached Mulumba at Eastern Michigan.  But the Bombers will have to wait for his services as Mulumba recently signed a contract with the NFL’s Green Bay Packers.

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The 23-year-old Mulumba is 6 foot 3, 295 pounds, and was born in the Congo.  He was a two-year starter at Eastern Michigan and was voted All-Conference as a senior after posting 73 total tackles, seven tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one sack.

“We are ecstatic to get a player of Andy’s calibre with the second overall selection today,” general manager Joe Mack said in a news release. “An extremely talented and gifted athlete, this pick will help us solidify our defensive front, and we’re looking forward to him donning our uniform and becoming a Blue Bomber.”

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The Bombers also had the 11th overall pick in the second round, where they took defensive back Kristopher Robertson out of Concordia.

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