Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiver Weston Dressler is going to be unavailable to the team.
According to Winnipeg Free Press reporter Jeff Hamilton, the word is Dressler’s expected to miss some time with a lower-body injury he suffered in Friday’s win against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Ryan Lankford working in Weston Dressler’s spot with the #Bombers No 1 offence to start practice
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Dressler is in his 11th CFL season (third with Winnipeg). He’s caught 28 passes for 319 yards and two touchdowns. Last season he recorded 51 receptions for 651 yards and three touchdowns in 11 games.
Prior to joining the Bombers, Dressler spent eight seasons with Saskatchewan, recording 7,797 yards on 539 receptions with 50 touchdowns. With his 51 receptions in 2017, Dressler has now recorded 50 or more catches in nine out of his ten CFL seasons.