Bombers re-sign Long-snapper Rempel

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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have re-signed Canadian long-snapper Chad Rempel to a two-year contract extension.

Rempel, a 36-year-old Saskatoon product, was scheduled to become a free agent next month.

He will return for his 15th CFL season and has appeared in 72 consecutive regular-season games and four playoff games since rejoining the Bombers prior to the 2015 season. Rempel broke into the CFL with the Blue Bombers in 2005 before moving on to stops with the Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the NFL’s Chicago Bears and back to the CFL with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Rempel has played 197 regular-season games, 12 playoff games and one Grey Cup game during his CFL career.

“Chad brings an extreme wealth of special-teams knowledge to the field, locker room and meeting rooms,” Blue Bombers general manager Kyle Walters said in a release. “Most importantly, he is as good as anybody in our league at what he does and is a big piece of our kicking game.”

With Rempel under contract, the Blue Bombers have now signed eight 2018 regulars who were due to become free agents next month.

That group also includes offensive tackle Jermarcus Hardrick, kicker Justin Medlock, defensive tackle Jake Thomas, fullbacks John Rush and Mike Miller, linebacker Jesse Briggs and running back Johnny Augustine.