Canadian quarterback Taylor Elgersma signs deal with Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Free agent quarterback Taylor Elgersma warms up at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

WINNIPEG — Taylor Elgersma is a Winnipeg Blue Bomber.

The CFL club announced Thursday night it had signed the former Wilfrid Laurier quarterback. Contact details weren’t divulged.

Elgersma is scheduled to speak with the media Friday.

Winnipeg selected the six-foot-five, 226-pound native of London, Ont., in the second round, 18th overall, of the 2025 CFL draft.

Elgersma joins the Blue Bombers after spending the first three weeks of the United Football League season with the Birmingham Stallions. However, he neither practised with nor suited up for the club due to work visa issues.

Elgersma was the 2024 Hec Crighton Trophy winner as Canadian university football’s top player after passing for 4,252 yards with 35 touchdowns and 11 interceptions for the Golden Hawks. He was invited to the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., the annual U.S. college showcase event, becoming the first quarterback from a Canadian university to receive an invitation.

Elgersma eventually signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent. He completed 16-of-23 passes for 166 yards and a TD in three exhibition games with the Packers before being released.

Elgersma later had NFL looks from the New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins before joining the Stallions.

Veteran Zach Collaros is firmly entrenched as Winnipeg’s starter but backup Chris Streveler retired from football this off-season after suffering a serious knee injury during the ’24 season. Collaros is a two-time CFL MVP but is also 37 years old.

Over four seasons at Laurier, Elgersma threw for 10,230 yards with 76 interceptions and 28 TDs in 39 career games. He also ran for 572 yards on 122 carries (4.7-yard average) and 18 touchdowns.

Twice he was Ontario University Athletics’ most valuable player. He was also a first-team All-Canadian in 2024 after earning second-team honours in 2023.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 16, 2026.

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