Carr faces battle to get receiver job back

Returns to practice, but not 100 per cent

By: Adam Wazny Posted: 1:00 AM CDT Wednesday, Jul. 20, 2011

YES, Winnipeg Blue Bombers wideout Greg Carr was back on the field Tuesday.

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YES, Winnipeg Blue Bombers wideout Greg Carr was back on the field Tuesday.

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YES, Winnipeg Blue Bombers wideout Greg Carr was back on the field Tuesday.

No, he’s not 100 per cent yet.

The hulking second-year product from Florida State, who became a vital cog in the offence at the end of the 2010 season, was back practising with his teammates for the first time since Canada Day. The 25-year-old has been dealing with a quadriceps injury since training camp, and aggravated the leg during the season opener in Hamilton.

It’s been a slow recovery process, one that has Carr seemingly being pushed to the outside as rookie hopefuls — like Clarence Denmark — show flashes of production.

In fact, Bombers head coach Paul LaPolice said as much earlier this week. If Carr wants to be back in the starting lineup, he’s going to have to earn it.

Carr was open to that challenge.

“That’s OK, that’s what I was told from Day 1 when I got here,” he said. “If that’s what I got to do, that’s what I got to do.”

Where Carr fits into the offence remains to be seen.

He was not working out with the first-team offence Tuesday, and LaPolice told reporters afterwards that Carr was still feeling sore.

UNCERTAIN FUTURE: It’s never a good thing when a football league goes dark and puts hundreds of players and coaches out of work, but that’s what appears to be happening with the United Football League.

The league has told its five clubs to push back training camps for 30 days, as the ownership ring tries to figure out if they have enough money to fund another money-losing campaign.

If the league doesn’t carry on, expect a small ripple effect in the CFL.

With more talent available to CFL clubs the battle for jobs intensifies, which should mean a better product on the field.

Not everyone was upset to hear of the UFL’s potential demise, though.

Argos OL Rob Murphy used his Twitter account to unload on former Toronto coach Bart Andrus, who now coaches in Omaha.

Said Murphy (@BIGMURPH56): “Glad to see UFL probably gonna fold. A big (expletive deleted) to Bart Andrus in Omaha. In yur time here u killed careers.”

OK, then.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: For the first time this season, no Bombers have found their way into the Gibson’s Finest CFL players of the week press release.

Those claiming the weekly honours include Montreal RB Brandon Whitaker (offensive) and LB Chip Cox (defensive), as well as Hamilton K Justin Medlock (special teams) and Edmonton DT Jermaine Reid (Canadian).

adam.wazny@freepress.mb.ca