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Week 10 featured a couple eye-opening upsets, the standard highlight-reel plays and the league-wide launch of #DiversityIsStrength.
Ottawa stunned Winnipeg, Toronto edged BC in front of a season-high crowd and Riderville packed the house in Regina to witness the home team hand Calgary its first loss of the season.
Friday | Ottawa 44, Winnipeg 21
The Bombers proudly sported #DiversityIsStrength tees during walkthrough prior to Friday’s game.
Ottawa trailblazer Moton Hopkins got his #DiversityIsStrength shirt down in San Antonio, Tx. just in time for Friday’s REDBLACKS game.
Thankful this shirt got here in time for today’s @REDBLACKS game! Let’s go fellas!! Thanks again and forever to the @CFL and REDBLACKS for naming me as one of the 12 amazing trailblazers! #DiversityIsStrength more than a hashtag! pic.twitter.com/hBZqqru87a
— Moton Hopkins (@thehopkins95) August 17, 2018
A champion on the field in 2016 and off the field for autism awareness, Hopkins left a mark during his three seasons in the nation’s capital.
Speaking of inspiration, Bombers trailblazer Obby Khan was active throughout the weekend on social media — and shared a tweet about his father.
I don’t emotional very often but this video got me. To think my Father (Iftikhar, may he Rest In Peace) immigrated here in 1978 to give his kids a better life. Now, his name is being celebrated across the. @CFL #DiversityIsStrength @Wpg_BlueBombers https://t.co/R5SCvrRcd8
— Obby (@obbykhan60) August 17, 2018
Winnipeg also celebrated the Canadian Forces on Friday, and quarterback Matt Nichols got to toss the pigskin pre-game with service members.
An extra special warmup for @MattNichols16 #ForTheW #CFLGameday pic.twitter.com/6SPI3hcQnJ
— WPG Blue Bombers (@Wpg_BlueBombers) August 18, 2018
Saturday | Toronto 24, BC 23
Let’s go.#CFLGameday #DiversityIsStrength pic.twitter.com/Eu3NzOLVeG
— BC Lions (@BCLions) August 18, 2018
Brothers Justin (Toronto) and Jordan (BC) Herdman squared off; the double-blue brother made one tackle, while the orange-and-white brother made four.
Twinning. pic.twitter.com/Nxzm8FXcTg
— Toronto Argonauts (@TorontoArgos) August 19, 2018
Saturday | Edmonton 40, Montreal 24
The Eskimos brought Joey Moss and Kandis Bright — daughter of trailblazer Johnny Bright — out for the pre-game coin toss against Montreal, and it was awesome.
Sunday | Saskatchewan 40, Calgary 27
Before the Riders got down to business and stunned the previously undefeated Stamps on Sunday evening, there was #JonesWatch.
GUYS
CHRIS JONES IS WEARING GREEN.
THIS IS NOT A DRILL. pic.twitter.com/zxJQHw5vE9
— Arielle Zerr (@arielle_zerr) August 19, 2018
Saskatchewan head coach Chris Jones always sports an all-black look, but swapped it for a green #DiversityIsStrength t-shirt along with every other staff member in the league.
Once the Riders pulled off the upset, Twitter asked the obvious.
WILL CHRIS JONES EVER WEAR BLACK AGAIN??
— Darrin Bauming (@DarrinBauming) August 20, 2018
The win was obviously due to Chris Jones wearing a green shirt and thus knocking the earth off it’s axis and putting Jupiter into retrograde… though, he will of course deny it and point out he was still wearing ole blackie underneath.
— Jock Cartier (@JockCartier) August 20, 2018
