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Oliveira and Schoen both agree to stay with Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Winnipeg Free Press

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WINNIPEG – Brady Oliveira is with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

The 2023 CFL rushing leader agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension with the Blue Bombers on Tuesday. The 26-year-old Winnipeg native became eligible to become a free agent next week.

Financial details were not released, but according to TSN, Oliveira will make $230,000 this season and $240,000 in 2025.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back Brady Oliveira (20) makes a low tackle as Montreal Alouettes defensive end Reggie Stubblefield (35) tightens his hands during the first half of the 110th CFL Gray Cup football game Sunday, Nov. in Hamilton, Ont. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back Brady Oliveira (20) makes a low tackle as Montreal Alouettes defensive end Reggie Stubblefield (35) tightens his hands during the first half of the 110th CFL Gray Cup football game Sunday, Nov. in Hamilton, Ont. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

The Bombers announced Tuesday night that they have agreed to a one-year contract with receiver Dalton Schoen. Schoen, the CFL's 2022 Rookie of the Year, recorded 141 catches for 2,663 yards and 26 TDs in two CFL seasons in Winnipeg.

Financial details of Schoen's deal were also not released, but he will reportedly earn $230,000 in 2024. Schoen became eligible to become a free agent next Tuesday.

The five-foot-10, 222-pound Oliveira rushed for 1,534 yards last season and was named the CFL's top Canadian player and a finalist for its Outstanding Player Award.

Oliveira had the second-most rushing yards in Canadiens history behind Calgary's John Cornish (1,813 yards in 2013).