Bombers extend Harris one year
Homegrown star has led the league in rushing the past three seasons
Andrew Harris is back for another year with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
The veteran running back signed a one-year contract extension with his hometown team Friday. But the 33-yearold Winnipeg native was more than willing to commit to a longer deal.
“I would’ve signed a five-year (extension) to be honest with you,” Harris said with a chuckle during a video conference with reporters. “I don’t know if you could see a 39-year-old running back.
“For me, I’m taking it year by year, I’ve always been that way. You’re always one hit away from this being over so you have to take it play by play, day by day and year by year. For me, it’s nothing different there.”
Financial details weren’t divulged but many Canadian Football League players have re-signed for less money with the league having not operated in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Harris said the extension was not about money.
“Everyone is feeling the effects on the financial side,” he said. “We all have to kind of adapt to that.
“For me, it was a seamless conversation, an easy conversation with Kyle (Bombers GM Kyle Walters). We both kind of understood each other and where we’re at. It wasn’t too difficult to get to where we are today.”
Harris will return for a fifth season with Winnipeg. He has led the CFL in rushing the past three years. He was named the game MVP and most valuable Canadian in Winnipeg’s Grey Cup win over Hamilton in 2019.
During the ’19 season, Harris passed Ben Cahoon to become the CFL’s career leader in yards from scrimmage by a Canadian. He also moved past Normie Kwong as the Canadian career rushing leader.
A five-time CFL all-star, Harris was named the league’s most outstanding Canadian in ’17, as well.
Redblacks sign six
The Ottawa Redblacks have signed Canadian linebacker Brad Cowan and defensive back Dagogo Maxwell and American defensive backs Brandin Dandridge and Marcus Roberson, receiver R.J. Harris and defensive lineman Avery Ellis.
Cowan was Ottawa’s sixthround pick in the CFL draft. He played university football at Wilfrid Laurier in Waterloo.
Maxwell was Calgary’s fifthround pick in 2018 out of UBC. He had six special-teams tackles with Calgary in ’19 before signing with Ottawa.
Dandridge had 12 defensive tackles and four pass breakups in four games in ’19 with Ottawa.
Roberson had 20 defensive tackles in 11 games for Toronto in ’18, his last action in the CFL.
Harris had 62 catches for 774 yards and two touchdowns in 14 games in ’19.
Ellis led all Redblacks with 54 tackles while tying for the team lead with seven sacks and forcing one fumble in ’19.
Vaughn re-signs with Riders
American offensive lineman Terran Vaughn has signed a one-year contract extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Vaughn made 15 starts at left tackle for the Riders in 2019. He made his CFL debut in ’18 and has played in 22 career games.
Lions re-sign pair
The B.C. Lions have re-signed Canadian running back Jamel Lyles and American linebacker Dyshawn Davis.
Lyles, a native of Surrey, B.C., was an eighth-round pick by the Lions in 2019. He played seven games for the Lions in his rookie season.
Davis is back with the Lions after two years with Saskatchewan.
The Syracuse product started his CFL career with B.C. in ’16.