WINNIPEG — Brady Oliveira is ready to help prove Montreal Alouettes quarterback Cody Fajardo is wrong. When Fajardo was preparing for Thursday’s Grey Cup rematch against the Blue Bombers, the reigning championship MVP was brimming with confidence about his team that upset Winnipeg 28-24 in last year’s title game. "I think we have the best team in the CFL," Fajardo told Montreal reporters earlier this week. "And I’ll always say that because I believe what this team can do. "I've watched this team
Brady Oliveira has a tough act to follow. The five-foot-10, 222-pound Winnipeg native was the CFL's top Canadian and outstanding player finalist last season after rushing for a league-high 1,534 yards — second-most ever by a Canadian after Calgary's Jon Cornish ran for 1,813 yards in 2013. Oliveira also led the league in yards from scrimmage (2,016) and touchdowns (13). Oliveira had a league-best seven 100-yard games rushing while recording career highs in catches (38) and receiving yards (482).
Bo Levi Mitchell is finally returning to Calgary to face the Stampeders. The veteran quarterback is scheduled to start for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night when they visit the Stampeders in the CFL opener for both teams. It will be a homecoming for Mitchell, 34, who spent his first 10 CFL seasons with Calgary, leading the franchise to two Grey Cup titles and twice earning the league's outstanding player award. This will mark the fifth time Calgary has opened a season against Hamilton but