The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and running back Brady Oliviera have agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2025 season on Tuesday.
Brady Oliviera is five foot ten and weighs 222 pounds. The 26-year-old from Winnipeg, Manitoba, had 260 carries for 1,534 yards, nine touchdowns, 38 catches for 482 yards, and four touchdowns in 18 games for the Blue Bombers in 2023.
Oliviera was the league’s rushing yards leader and co-leader in touchdowns. He was named a CFL West All-Star, a CFL All-Star, and won both the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy and CFL’s Most Outstanding Canadian after the season.
The Blue Bombers drafted Oliveira in the second round (14th pick) in the 2019 CFL Draft. In three seasons in Winnipeg, Oliveira has 556 carries for 2,964 yards, 15 touchdowns, 70 catches for 808 yards, and five touchdowns in 49 games. He is a two-time Grey Cup champion,
Collegiately, Oliveira played four seasons at North Dakota (2015-18) with 486 carries for 2,760 yards, 22 touchdowns, 25 catches for 241 yards, and one kick return for 23 yards in 41 games for the Fighting Hawks. He was named Third Team All-Big Sky Conference in 2016.
