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WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have agreed to terms on a one-year extension with All-Star guard Pat Neufeld, the team announced on Monday. Neufeld was scheduled to become a free agent in February.
Neufeld (6-6, 311, University of Saskatchewan; born: December 26, 1988, in Regina, Sask.) returns in 2024 for his 11th season with the Blue Bombers and 13th in the Canadian Football League, including his days with Saskatchewan (2011-13).
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Named a CFL All-Star for the third time in his career in 2023, Neufeld started 17 regular-season games this past season along with the Western Final and 110th Grey Cup. The Blue Bombers finished first in scoring in 2023 and Neufeld was part of an offensive line that helped Brady Oliveira rush for a league-best 1,534 yards in earning his first rushing title.
Originally drafted by the Roughriders in 2010, Neufeld was acquired by Winnipeg in a trade in 2013 and has become a fixture at the right guard spot. He has now played in 153 CFL games, including 116 with the Blue Bombers, and now makes Winnipeg home.
Neufeld was also honoured as the 2021 recipient of the club’s Cal Murphy ‘Heart of a Legend Award’ presented annually to the player who has shown ‘outstanding sportsmanship and dedication to the Canadian Football League and the community.’
