Aug 18, 2018
Nichols frustrated after hearing boos
Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Matt Nichols said after Friday’s loss that he was frustrated upon hearing boos from his home fans when he re-entered the game late in the fourth quarter.
TSN.ca Staff
Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Matt Nichols said after Friday’s loss that he was frustrated upon hearing boos from his home fans when he re-entered the game late in the fourth quarter.
“I usually wouldn’t ever say anything like this and I probably even shouldn’t but I’m going to: the saddest thing tonight for me was I feel like I give my heart to this city and this team. It’s pretty frustrating to… I put everything in there to go out there and try to perform for my teammates and these fans and it was pretty sad for me – I took some shots tonight, took a big one on my elbow and had to come out for a couple plays and shook that one off and got booed by the whole stadium that I was coming back out there. That was pretty hard for me tonight,” Nichols told reporters after the game.
Nichols finished 23-35 for 291 yards passing and two touchdowns as the Bombers fell 44-21 to the Ottawa Redblacks.
With the loss, Winnipeg dropped to 5-4. They will be back in action in Week 11 against the Calgary Stampeders.