Nigel Russell

The state of Swag-Nation

Swaggerville Inc. reached new heights during the 2011 regular season. The Winnipeg Blue Bomber defence took the CFL by storm, finishing the season near the…





All eyes on Ricky

A career that spanned three teams, flirted with NFL superstardom, and ultimately defied our logic of the game. That sums up the years in which we…


Super Bowl deja vu

When the New York Giants take the field against the New England Patriots on Feb. 5th, NFL fans will have an eerie sense of deja…


The quarterback exchange

A mere two months after the BC Lions hoisted the Grey Cup, the rest of the league managed to make headlines with a few off kilter…


The 5,000 yard club

From the NFL-AFL merger in 1970 until 2008, there had only been one athlete to ever pass for over 5,000 yards in a regular season…


Are blue skies ahead?

As the first quarter came to an end in the 99th Grey Cup, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were down 11-0 to the BC Lions, in…


The new Winnipeg workhorse

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers left Toronto back in week 13 having lost a pivotal game to an East rival, but more importantly having lost the…