And for the first time since '03, no rookie CFL head coaches will start the season. The vast majority of players in the league are veterans with only 78 (15.6 per cent) entering their first year.įive clubs (Calgary, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg, Toronto and Montreal) will have the same starting quarterback as they had in 2021. Harris is bucking the trend in the CFL, as over 65 per cent of players have returned to the team they played for last season. The Bombers will unveil their championship banner Friday night at IG Field before hosting the Ottawa Redblacks. Winnipeg will go for a third straight Grey Cup title, which would be a first for the club. Toronto has a bye in Week 1 and opens June 16 at home against the Alouettes. The '22 campaign kicks off Thursday night with the Montreal Alouettes visiting the Calgary Stampeders, the earliest season start in CFL history. Harris celebrates winning the 107th Grey Cup against the Hamilton Tiger Cats in Calgary on Sunday, Nov. It's something you can't teach and he has that." "He's one of those guys who brings that winning pedigree. "When we get through the first level we're going to have some chunk runs and that's something we lacked last year. "Andrew understands pass protections, he helps out the offensive line … he's great out of the backfield and has that second-level burst still," Toronto head coach Ryan Dinwiddie said. Harris begins the '22 season needing just 339 yards to reach the 10,000-yard career plateau and 625 yards to move past former Bomber Charles Roberts (10,285 yards) into fifth all-time.
Toronto was careful with Harris during training camp as he didn't play in either of its two exhibition games. Harris was limited to seven contests, rushing for 623 yards (5.4-yard average) and three TDs.īut Harris ran for 136 yards and a TD in Winnipeg's 21-17 West Division final win over Saskatchewan before adding 80 yards on 18 carries (4.4-yard average) in the Bombers' 33-25 overtime Grey Cup victory over Hamilton at Tim Hortons Field. The CFL didn't play in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and returned last year with a shortened 14-game campaign.
Harris led the CFL in rushing three times and helped the Bombers post a 55-31 regular-season record and beat Hamilton in both the 2019 and '21 Grey Cup games. He ran for 5,402 yards on 964 carries (5.6-yard average) and 25 touchdowns over that span. It was certainly a stellar five-year run for Harris in Winnipeg.ġ07th Grey Cup Homegrown hero Andrew Harris helps Winnipeg end 29-year Grey Cup drought "It's been a great transition.… Everything is coming together now." "I was just excited to get here and meet my new teammates and coaches. "As soon as I passed the Ontario border when I was driving over here, I looked at Manitoba in the rear-view mirror," Harris said. But the five-foot-11, 216-pound Harris says he's moved on and his focus this season is the same as it has been throughout his CFL tenure: continually having to prove himself as a Canadian running back. Harris was openly disappointed about his split from Winnipeg, saying he felt unwanted by the club.
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Harris, 35, signed with the Double Blue as a free agent in February after being unable to agree on an extension with his hometown Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the team he helped win consecutive Grey Cup titles in 2019 and '21. The all-time leading Canadian rusher in CFL history is set to begin his 12th season, but first with the Toronto Argonauts. Different city, different team, same approach for Andrew Harris.
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