Bombers beef up practice roster

Posted: 11:52 AM CDT Monday, Jul. 17, 2017

The CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers have added import defensive lineman Shayon Green and import linebacker Kyrie Wilson to their practice roster while also signing non-import linebacker Nehemie Kankolongo to the roster.

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The CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers have added import defensive lineman Shayon Green and import linebacker Kyrie Wilson to their practice roster while also signing non-import linebacker Nehemie Kankolongo to the roster.

Green (6-3, 265 pounds, Miami) spent last season with Winnipeg, playing in 13 games and recording 22 defensive tackles, three sacks and one interception.

Wilson (6-2, 230 pounds, Fresno State) was in Winnipeg’s 2017 training camp. He was a three-year starter at Fresno State and recorded 251 combined tackles (144 solo), 14.5 tackles for loss, and two interceptions in 38 starts at linebacker. He was signed by the Oakland Raiders last spring and spent part of last season with the NFL club.

Kankolongo (5-11, 205 pounds, Wyoming) spent the 2016 season with the B.C. Lions, playing in 13 games and recording six special teams tackles. He originally signed as an undrafted free agent with Saskatchewan in 2015, playing in nine games that season.

The club has also released National receiver Derek Yachison from the practice roster.