CFL Kicks off
The CFL season kicks off in Winnipeg tonight with the Blue Bombers hosting the Toronto Argonauts in a rematch of last year’s East Division final. Watch it live on Wendy’s Friday Night Football on TSN and TSN HD tonight at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt.
The Blue Bombers, who beat the Argos 19-9 en route to the Grey Cup Game last Novemeber, will have a rookie handling their punting chores in their season opener.
When the Bombers released veteran punter-kicker Troy Westwood, they brought in Duncan O’Mahony to do their punting. But O’Mahony has a broken toe after stubbing it late Sunday night while en route to the bathroom. That means rookie kicker Alexis Serna will handle the punting chores as well.
The Bombers effectively lost the Grey Cup as a result of their playoff victory over Toronto, as quarterback Kevin Glenn suffered a broken left arm, forcing Ryan Dinwiddie to make his first CFL start in the league’s championship game. Dinwiddie threw three interceptions as Saskatchewan beat the Bombers 23-19.
