Varsity Blues veteran Chris Kowalczuk is the latest OUA talent to be hired by a professional football team in the Canadian Football League (CFL), signing a contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as announced by the club on April 22.

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The 6-foot-5, 295 lbs offensive lineman spent the final two weeks of the 2009 CFL season on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats practice roster after signing with them on October 28, following the final game of his collegiate career.

The Brampton native played four seasons (2006-09) at the University of Toronto as a guard and tackle and started 24 straight games from 2007-2009.

“I was unfortunately released by Hamilton at the end of March,’ noted Kowalczuk. “I was frustrated because this move happened after the CFL [evaluation] and free agent camps and hadn't had the opportunity to perform in front of other scouts. However, I’m very grateful that the Blue Bombers were impressed with the work they saw on my tape and I’m proud to be an official member of this organization. I wore Blue for four years at U of T so I should feel right at home in Winnipeg.”

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