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Four Blue Bombers named to CFL All-Star team
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Four Blue Bombers named to CFL All-Star team

The Canadian Football League today announced its 2024 CFL All-Star team, with four members of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers named to the team.

Honored members of the CFL All-Star team are running back Brady Oliveira, offensive tackle Stanley Bryant, defensive end Willie Jefferson and cornerback Tyrell Ford.

Voting was conducted by members of the Football Reporters of Canada, the FRC national chapter and head coaches.

Brady Oliveira earns a spot on the All-Star team for a second straight season after once again leading the league in rushing and scrimmage yards. Oliveira finished the season with 1,353 rushing yards and four touchdowns (three rushing, one receiving) and averaging 79.6 rushing yards per game while posting six 100-yard games. Oliveira also totaled 476 receiving yards on a career-high 57 receptions to finish the year with 1,829 yards from scrimmage.

Oliveira was also recently named the West’s nominee for Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Canadian for a second consecutive season.

Stanley Bryant continues to add to his impressive career record, having now been named a league all-star for the eighth time. The most decorated offensive lineman in CFL history as a four-time winner of the league’s Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman award, Bryant continued to man the left side of the Blue Bombers’ forward and played a vital role in Oliveira’s racing crown and helping protect Zach Collaros. as he set a new career high in passing yards at 4,336. Bryant was also named the Blue Bombers’ Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman for a seventh time.

Willie Jefferson earned a spot on the CFL All-Star team for the sixth time after being named from 2017 to 2019, as well as in 2021 and 2023. Jefferson had a team-leading six quarterback sacks team, adding one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and 10 pass knockdowns and 25 defensive tackles.

Tyrell Ford made his first season as a starting cornerback for the Blue Bombers a memorable one by earning his first career All-Star berth while also being named the team’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player. Ford led the Blue Bombers with seven interceptions and was second to Evan Holm in total defensive plays with 74 on 51 defensive tackles, four special teams tackles and 12 pass knockdowns – the second-highest total in the CFL. Ford was the Blue Bombers’ first choice, 13th overall, in the 2022 CFL Draft.