Bombers eye Mulumba, still in talks with NFL

By: Mike Sawatzky Posted: 9:27 AM CDT Monday, Sep. 4, 2017 Last Modified: 10:16 AM CDT Monday, Sep. 4, 2017 | Updates

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Linebacker Andy Mulumba, a recent cut of the NFL's Los Angeles Rams, could be an intriguing late season addition for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as they continue their drive for a CFL playoff berth.

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Linebacker Andy Mulumba, a recent cut of the NFL's Los Angeles Rams, could be an intriguing late season addition for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as they continue their drive for a CFL playoff berth.

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Linebacker Andy Mulumba, a recent cut of the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams, could be an intriguing late season addition for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as they continue their drive for a CFL playoff berth.

The 27-year-old Mulumba is considered a non-import and his CFL rights are still owned by the Blue Bombers ever since being drafted by Winnipeg as the No. 2 overall pick in the 2013 CFL Draft.

In fact, Mulumba went directly to the NFL after being chosen by the Blue Bombers and then-Winnipeg-GM Joe Mack was widely criticized for squandering a high choice on an unattainable player.

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In 2015, while playing for the Green Bay Packers, Andy Mulumba (left) sacks New England Patriots quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. Mulumba is a possibility to join the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. — Michael Dwyer / The Associated Press Files In 2015, while playing for the Green Bay Packers, Andy Mulumba (left) sacks New England Patriots quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. Mulumba is a possibility to join the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

For his part, the 6-3, 260-pound Mulumba wants to pursue NFL options first.

“NFL at this point is still being sought out,” Mulumba’s agent Tom Tafeski said in an email message to the Free Press Monday. “We have had some inquiries, but CFL is a possibility. To return to the CFL, the terms would have to be right.”

The native of Luputa, Congo went to high school in Montreal and signed as a free agent with the Packers out of Eastern Michigan, suiting up for 22 regular-season games and two playoff games between 2013 and 2015.

He also had stints with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2016 and the Oakland Raiders in 2017 before a most recent tryout with the Rams.

mike.sawatzky@freepress.mb.ca

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