Bombers add more Canadians to roster
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach Mike Kelly has been hammering home the old adage ‘Canadians are gold, Americans are silver’ when it comes to building a Canadian Football League franchise.
And today the club made official the addition of two more homegrowns — 2008 draft pick Don Oramasionwu, a defensive tackle, and free-agent linebacker Shawn Gallant.
Oramasionwu (6-foot-3, 255 pounds, Manitoba) was a fifth-round draft pick of the Bombers who returned to the Bisons after attending training camp with the big club last year. And he was outstanding at the U of M, being named to the Canada West all-star team and selected to the CIS Second-Team all-star after helping the Bisons win the Vanier Cup in 2007.
"Don’s a young, strong, athletic defensive lineman that will prosper with the coaching of line coach Richard Harris and develop into an inside force," said Kelly.
Gallant (6-foot-1, 206 pounds, Eastern Kentucky) returns for a second stint with Winnipeg after spending the last two seasons in Montreal and playing for the Bombers during the 2005 and ’06 seasons. Gallant is a special-teams leader who finished with 13 special-teams tackles last year.
"A solid core special teams performer that will provide us with depth at free safety," said Kelly.
