2008 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

Infobox NFL_season

team = Winnipeg Blue Bombers
year = 2008
record = 6-9-0
division_place = 2nd, East
coach = Doug Berry
stadium = Canad Inns Stadium
playoffs = TBDThe Winnipeg Blue Bombers will attempt to win their 11th Grey Cup championship.

Offseason

CFL Draft

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers moved up in the CFL draft without even making a trade. The Bombers moved into the sixth spot in the CFL's college entry draft when the Montreal Alouettes lost their first choice. The Alouettes lost the choice because the club exceeded its salary cap by more than $100,000. [ [http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Winnipeg/2008/04/29/5418906-sun.html CANOE - SLAM! Sports - CFL - Winnipeg: Bombers movin' on up ] ]

Transactions

* On May 20, the Bombers officially signed former U.S. college stars Bryan Randall and Cleveland McCoy. [ [http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Winnipeg/2008/05/21/5626551-sun.html CANOE - SLAM! Sports - CFL - Winnipeg: Blue strike QB gold ] ]
* On Tuesday, May 27, Milt Stegall announced that he will not participate in the Winnipeg Blue Bombers training camp after undergoing knee surgery May 2. [ [http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Winnipeg/2008/05/27/5680781-cp.html CANOE - SLAM! Sports - CFL - Winnipeg: Bombers veteran Stegall to miss training camp ] ]
* The Bombers also announced they've released veteran cornerback Juran Bolden. The 33-year-old Tampa native spent the 2007 CFL season with Winnipeg, but didn't play in the Grey Cup due to a hamstring injury. The six-foot-three, 210-pound Bolden was originally a fourth-round pick of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons in 1996. Bolden twice played for the Falcons ('96-'97, 2002-'03). Other NFL teams included the Carolina Panthers ('98), Kansas City Chiefs ('99), Jacksonville Jaguars ('04) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers ('05-'06). [ [http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Winnipeg/2008/05/27/5680781-cp.html CANOE - SLAM! Sports - CFL - Winnipeg: Bombers veteran Stegall to miss training camp ] ]

Regular Season

On September 12 at Rogers Centre, Milt Stegall became the most prolific receiver in the history of the CFL. [http://sports.yahoo.com/cfl/news?slug=cp-cfl_stegall_record&prov=cp&type=lgns] The slotback caught a 92-yard pass at 9:02 in the second quarter to raise his career total to 14,983, breaking the mark of 14,891 yards previously held by former Stampeders receiver Allen Pitts. [http://sports.yahoo.com/cfl/news?slug=cp-cfl_stegall_record&prov=cp&type=lgns] Stegall took a pass from Kevin Glenn and scored a touchdown, his second of the game. It put the Bombers ahead 28-3. [http://sports.yahoo.com/cfl/news?slug=cp-cfl_stegall_record&prov=cp&type=lgns] The touchdown was Stegall's 14,983rd career receiving yard. [http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Winnipeg/2008/09/13/6755816-sun.html] With the record broken, the announced crowd of 28,453 stood to applaud the milestone.

eason Standings

Transactions

*September 9: Winnipeg acquired middle linebacker Zeke (And Destroy) Moreno and a conditional draft pick from Hamilton for its first-round draft pick in 2009 and the rights to Canadian defensive lineman Corey Mace. [http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Winnipeg/2008/09/10/6722231-sun.html]

eason Schedule

Current roster

tatistics

Offense

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Awards and records

Milestones

References