QB Willy’s injury to be examined by doctors

By: Paul Wiecek Posted: 9:56 AM CDT Sunday, Sep. 14, 2014

VANCOUVER -- Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Drew Willy will be examined by doctors in Winnipeg on Sunday as the club attempts to determine the extent of an injury Willy sustained to his right throwing shoulder in a 26-9 Bombers loss to the B.C. Lions here at BC Place Saturday night.

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VANCOUVER — Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Drew Willy will be examined by doctors in Winnipeg on Sunday as the club attempts to determine the extent of an injury Willy sustained to his right throwing shoulder in a 26-9 Bombers loss to the B.C. Lions here at BC Place Saturday night.

Bombers head coach Mike O’Shea said after the game Saturday night that he didn’t yet know the extent of the injury, but sources told the Free Press that an initial examination suggested the injury was not season-ending for the Bombers starting QB.

“We’ll get back to Winnipeg and have him evaluated by doctors. He’ll have whatever diagnostics he needs, I guess. And we’re going to figure it out from there,” said O’Shea.

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Drew Willy (5) is checked by medical staff after getting injured while playing against the BC Lions during the second half of their CFL football game in Vancouver Saturday. — Reuters Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Drew Willy (5) is checked by medical staff after getting injured while playing against the BC Lions during the second half of their CFL football game in Vancouver Saturday.

Asked if he thought the injury was serious, O’Shea hedged. “I’m not a doctor.”

O’Shea said he did not anticipate making any changes to his team’s plans for the next week — the Bombers are on a bye week — because of the injury to Willy. “No, I don’t think so. But it’s all speculation going forward because I don’t have a timeline on how long it’s going to take Drew to get back.

“We have capable backups. And (the team) needs to go home for the week. They need to rest. They need to get healthy. They need to physically and mentally unwind a little bit and come back ready to work. And they will.”

The loss to the Lions was the third in the row for the Bombers and a club that opened the season at 5-1 has now lost five of their last six games and are last in the West Division at 6-6.

Willy was hurt late in the first half Saturday night when he was taken down hard by Lions DL Khreem Smith as Willy scrambled to salvage a broken play.

He did not return and he spent the second half watching without equipment from the Bombers sideline, his right arm hanging mostly motionless and tight to his body.

O’Shea said the Bombers would issue a statement on Willy’s condition on Monday, at the earliest.

Willy was 10-15 for 88 yards when he left the game. He was replaced by backup Brian Brohm, who went just 6-13 for 33 yards in the second half. The Bombers finished the night with just 144 yards net offence to 398 yards for the Lions.

The Bombers next play on Sept. 27, at home against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

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