Brown starts for Bombers vs. former team

Blue Bombers head coach Mike O’Shea officially ruled out quarterback Zach Collaros on Sunday, which means Dru Brown gets the call on Sunday against the Ottawa Redblacks.

Collaros has been dealing with a neck issue and will miss a second consecutive game, so Brown will make his second start in his second stint with the Bombers against his former team — where he was the starting quarterback for two seasons before Ryan Dinwiddie took over as head coach and general manager and brought in Jake Maier as his replacement.

Brown addressed the issue earlier this week and O’Shea isn’t concerned about Brown getting caught up in any potential distractions going into the game against the Redblacks, who are 0-5.

“Once again, I think it’s one of those things that the media has to cover,” O’Shea said after Friday’s closed practice. “I’ve said it a couple of times already, (Brown’s) emotional intelligence is extremely high. I don’t really ever worry about highs and lows with that guy.”

Brown completed 25 of 31 passes for 339 yards with one touchdown and one interception in last Friday’s 31-21 victory over the Toronto Argonauts.