VANCOUVER — Running back Brady Oliveira of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers was named the CFL's top Canadian for a second straight year Thursday night.
Oliveira was honoured during the CFL's awards banquet.
Voting for the award was conducted by the Football Reporters of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ and nine CFL head coaches.
Oliveira, 27, of Winnipeg, rushed for 1,353 yards to lead the CFL in that category for a second straight season.
He also helped Winnipeg reach the Grey Cup for a fifth straight year and the Bombers will chase a third victory Sunday when they face the Toronto Argonauts at ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Place Stadium.
Defensive lineman Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund of the Montreal Alouettes was the finalist.
The six-foot-two, 248-pound native of Dartmouth, N.S., had a CFL-best nine tackles for a loss and team-high seven sacks while registering a career-high 36 tackles.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 14, 2024.
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