Okpalaugo plans on giving star QB Reilly a rough welcome to Winnipeg in West semifinal
WINNIPEG — Tristan Okpalaugo wasn’t playing for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers when head coach Mike O’Shea made a lasting impression on him.
After all, it’s not every day someone saves your mother from being hit by a car.
The first-year Bombers defensive end recalled O’Shea’s quick thinking three years ago after the team practised Friday in preparation for Sunday’s CFL West Division semifinal against the Edmonton Eskimos.
Okpalaugo played for the Toronto Argonauts back in 2014. He was the East Division’s nominee for most outstanding rookie and was in Vancouver for the awards event during Grey Cup week.