The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed quarterback Eric Barriere on Thursday.
Eric Barriere is six foot one and weighs 210 pounds. The 26-year-old from Inglewood, California, was on the Panthers and Generals practice squads in 2023 after New Jersey claimed him off waivers on May 30, 2023. Before New Jersey, Barriere spent a season and a half with the Michigan Panthers.
The Panthers signed Barriere on May 20, 2022. He played two games completing 14 of 24 passes (58.3%) for 118 yards, one touchdown, one interception, and two carries for 13 yards. Barriere attended rookie minicamp for the Denver Broncos in 2022 but was never offered a contract.
Collegiately, Barriere played five seasons at Eastern Washington (2017-21) completing 1,007 of 1,623 passes (62%) for 13,809 yards, 121 touchdowns, 29 interceptions, 376 carries for 1,585 yards, 22 touchdowns, and three catches for 16 yards in 51 games for the Eagles.
He is a two-time Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Year, two-time First Team All-Big Sky, two-time Third Team All-Big Sky, and a 2021 Walter Payton Award Winner.
Oliver Martin is six foot one and weighs 200 pounds. The 25-year-old from Coralville, Iowa, was on the Winnipeg’s practice squad in 2023. Before Winnipeg, Martin signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2023. He played two preseason games with three catches for 11 yards.
Collegiately, Martin played two seasons at Michigan (2017-18) with 11 catches for 125 yards, one touchdown, and one carry for 11 yards in 13 games for the Wolverines. Then, he transferred to Iowa in 2019 with five catches for 28 yards, one touchdown, and one carry for five yards in eight games for the Hawkeyes.
After Iowa, Martin transferred to Nebraska (2020-22) with 26 catches for 428 yards, and two touchdowns in 25 games for the Cornhuskers.
