Pressure on star Bombers RB Harris to deliver with Nichols on the shelf
WINNIPEG — Andrew Harris is ready, willing and more than able to carry a heavier load to start the season.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers veteran running back may have to do that right away as the team opens the CFL regular season Thursday at home against Edmonton with rookie quarterback Chris Streveler at the controls in place of injured starter Matt Nichols.
“I pride myself on being a four-way back, that being catching the ball, rushing the ball, blocking, being a leader,” Harris said after his team’s walk-through on Wednesday. “So whichever one of those attributes are things I need to do more of, so be it.”
Harris was named the league’s most outstanding Canadian last season after rushing 189 times for 1,035 yards and catching 105 passes for 857 yards in 18 games. He had six touchdowns along the ground and one through the air.