Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros practiced with the team on Sunday as he continues to work his way back from a neck injury, TSN’s Danielle Bain reports.
TSN’s Farhan Lalji added that Collaros is expected to come off the six-week injured list early, making him available to play against the Ottawa Redblacks in their Week 11 matchup on Friday.
Collaros, 37, was injured during the team’s 14-13 narrow victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on July 5 after he was sacked by Ticats linebacker Reggie Stubblefield in the second quarter.
Canadian rookie quarterback Taylor Elgersma finished the game in relief of Collaros and recently acquired pivot Dru Brown started the team’s next four games, going 2-2 while throwing for 1,085 yards with five touchdowns and five interceptions.
Collaros is in his sixth season in Winnipeg and helped the team to two Grey Cup titles and four Grey Cup appearances.
The two-time CFL Most Outstanding Player has 985 passing yards on 74 completions with five touchdowns and three interceptions in four games this season.
Signed by the Toronto Argonauts in 2012, Collaros has 36,927 passing yards with 221 touchdowns and 119 interceptions split between the Argonauts, Tiger-Cats, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and Blue Bombers in his 14-season career.
The Blue Bombers sit third in the CFL’s Western Division with a 4-4 record, one game ahead of the Calgary Stampeders.
