Young Bombers prospects out for the season

Posted: 1:44 PM CDT Tuesday, Jul. 24, 2012 Last Modified: 2:39 PM CDT Tuesday, Jul. 24, 2012 | Updates

Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive tackle Tyson Pencer -- who the Bombers traded up to draft third overall in the 2012 draft -- is now done for the season after undergoing shoulder surgery.

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive tackle Tyson Pencer -- who the Bombers traded up to draft third overall in the 2012 draft -- is now done for the season after undergoing shoulder surgery.

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive tackle Tyson Pencer — who the Bombers traded up to draft third overall in the 2012 draft — is now done for the season after undergoing shoulder surgery.

And head coach Paul LaPolice revealed Tuesday afternoon that Pencer isn’t the only young Bombers prospect now done for the year.

LaPolice said running back Anthony Woodson — who the club had high hopes for this year — is also scheduled for shoulder surgery and is also now out for the season.

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Pencer — who had shoulder trouble in college and hurt himself again during a pre-season game last month – was already on the Bombers 9-game injured list.

Woodson — a 2010 fourth-rounder for the Bombers — also has a history of injuries that delayed his professional debut until this year. He was injured during the regular season, but there had been some talk as late as last weekend that he could return as early as this week.

In a strange twist, LaPolice revealed that Woodson, Pencer and LB Rene Stephan — who’s also out for the year after earlier undergoing knee surgery — were all roommates this season.

“All three of those guys are out for the season, probably, and they were all roommates. So we’ve got to burn that house or whatever,” LaPolice said following his club’s final full practice at Canad Inns Stadium this week in advance of their home opener Thursday evening against the Edmonton Eskimos.

In other Bombers news Tuesday, SAM Jonathan Hefney gave his team a scare when he went down during practice following a fierce collision with receiver Kito Poblah.

Hefney received treatment on the Bombers sideline and did not return to practice, but LaPolice said Hefney suffered only an injured shin and is still expected to play on Thursday.

Running back Chad Simpson — the best part of the Bombers offence before he was injured in a loss to Toronto last week — also was back at practice taking most of the first-team reps on Tuesday and is expected to start.

Slotback Terrence Edwards, who was also hurt in the Toronto game, also returned to practice for the first time on Tuesday. Edwards took most of the first-team reps, but LaPolice said he’s still questionable for Thursday.

Linebacker Dustin Doe, also injured against Toronto and again on Sunday, also returned on Tuesday. He practiced sparingly, but LaPolice said he’s expected to play Thursday