The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and veteran offensive lineman Stanley Bryant agreed to a one-year contract extension on Thursday. The 36-year-old from Goldsboro, North Carolina, played 17 games in 2022, helping the Blue Bombers reach their third consecutive Grey Cup appearance. He was named a CFL West All-Star and CFL All-Star for the seventh time in his career.
Bryant will enter his eighth season in Winnipeg and 14th in the CFL. He signed with the Stampeders in 2010 after spending time with the Denver Broncos. The Broncos signed Bryant as an undrafted free agent in 2009.
The future Hall of Famer has played in 186 career games with the Calgary Stampeders (2010-14) and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2015-present).
In the 2021 season, the Blue Bombers’ offense surrendered the fewest sacks in the league and allowed the Blue Bombers rushers to have the second-best rushing totals in the league on their way to winning its second Grey Cup championship. He was named the Blue Bombers Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman for the fifth time in his career in 2021.
Bryant has won numerous awards in his career, such as a three-time DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy for the best offensive lineman in the West Division and a three-time CFL’s Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award.
Stanley Bryant won three Grey Cup championships. His first came with the Calgary Stampeders in 2014 and the Blue Bombers twice in 2019 and 2021.
In addition, he is a four-time Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award (2017-18, 2021-22), and a four-time DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (2017-19, 2021).
