He’ll be wearing a mic, so O’Shea will watch what he says

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The day after the CFL announced the Winnipeg Blue Bombers would be one of six teams over three games this weekend to have coaches and players wear live mics, Mike O’Shea, never a fan of revealing too much to his opponents, voiced his displeasure with a long stare.

“Does that say it all?” the head coach said, breaking the silence that followed with a chuckle. “I’ve always been a huge CFL fan and the league believes that’s the fan experience and I generally believe in doing whatever I can do to help the CFL. Personally, I’m not a fan of it, but this is where the league is moving to and I’m part of the CFL.”

Winnipeg will have three players — quarterbacks Matt Nichols and Dominique Davis and rookie defensive end Trent Corney, along with O’Shea — wired up for Saturday’s game against the B.C. Lions at Investors Group Field.

Asked if he would have to do anything different, O’Shea was quick to reference his years around CFL locker rooms, 16 as a player and seven as a coach.

“I have a bit of a locker room mouth, so I better watch what I say,” he said.

GURLEY WELCOME: The news of the Bombers acquiring free-agent receiver Tori Gurley seemed to go over well. Gurley was released by the Toronto Argonauts on Monday and signed by the Bombers Thursday.

“I think this can be a fresh start, a new beginning for him and he’s going to be a teammate of mine now so it’s all positive,” said receiver Clarence Denmark. “We’re going to try and focus on what he does from now on and try to leave the past in the past.”

Weston Dressler, who was inked by the Bombers in the off-season after eight seasons with Saskatchewan, echoed much of the same sentiment.

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