The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed Canadian linebacker Shayne Gauthier to a one-year contract extension, the Bombers announced Wednesday.
The 30-year-old Laval University product was slated to become a free agent in February but now returns to the Bombers for his seventh season with the team.
A native of Dolbeau-Mistassini, Que., Gauthier was selected by the Bombers with the 28th overall pick in the 2016 CFL Draft. Gauthier has suited up for 81 games with the club over six years and has not missed a contest in the last three seasons.