The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed former Tulsa offensive lineman Christopher Ivy and former Grambling State kicker Marc Orozco on Monday.
Christopher Ivy is six foot three and weighs 296 pounds. The 26-year-old from Wichita, Kansas, played two games for the Tulsa Oilers of the Indoor Football League. Collegiately, Ivy played three seasons at Tulsa (2016-18). He played 36 games for the Golden Hurricanes. His first two seasons were on special teams before playing the 2018 season at left tackle in his senior season.
Before Tulsa, Ivy was a two-year letter winner and starter at Wichita Heights High School. Ivy started two years at left tackle, helping Wichita advance to the state quarterfinals twice, all while earning a spot on the Kansas Football Coaches Association (KFCA) All-State team.
In addition, he earned an honorable mention for All-City merits during his junior season and was First-Team All-Conference and Second-Team All-City as a senior.
Marc Orozco is five foot nine and weighs 170 pounds. The 27-year-old from Denton, Texas, played one game for the Empire with three duces. Orozco played two seasons with the Albany Empire of the National Arena League.
In 2022, Orozco won three special teams’ Player of the Week awards. He attempted two field goals and made ten duces for the Empire.
Collegiately, Orozco played four seasons at Grambling State (2014-18) making 55 of 70 field goals (78.6%) with 184 of 190 extra points made (96.8%) for 349 points, and 12 punts for 523 yards. Orozco was named All-SWAC First Team, BOXTOROW All-American, and earned STATS FC All-American in 2017.
