The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and wide receiver Janarion Grant agreed to a one-year contract extension through the 2023 season on Friday. The 29-year-old from Fort Trilby, Florida, had six catches for 54 yards, eight carries for 74 yards, 31 kick returns for 782 yards, one touchdown, 63 punt returns for 817 yards, two touchdowns, and three missed field goal returns for 90 yards in 16 games for the Blue Bombers in 2022.
This will be Grant’s fourth season in Winnipeg. The Blue Bombers signed Grant as a free agent in 2019 after spending time with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats practice squad.
In 33 games, Grant has eight catches for 60 yards, eight carries for 74 yards, 68 kick returns for 1,665 yards, one touchdown, 138 punt returns for 1,783 yards, six touchdowns, and five missed field goal returns for 90 yards.
Grant signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He played two games on special teams with two kick returns for 56 yards and seven punt returns for 52 yards. After the Ravens, he spent time with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats practice squad in 2019.
Collegiately, Grant played five seasons at Rutgers University (2013-17) with 99 catches for 1,062 yards, two touchdowns, 36 carries for 344 yards, four touchdowns, 115 kick returns for 2,857 yards, five touchdowns, 52 punt returns for 588 yards, and three touchdowns in 49 games for the Scarlet Knights. Grant was a 2013 Second Team All-American Athletic Conference, 2015 Second Team All-Big Ten, and 2015 Rutgers Special Teams MVP.
