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Thursday, February 2, 2012

{allcanada} BLUE BOMBERS RE-SIGN STARTING QB PIERCE, GM MACK

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WINNIPEG -- General manager Joe Mack and quarterback Buck Pierce have re-signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Mack's extension will take him through the 2014 season.

Details of Pierce's agreement weren't available but he was scheduled to become a free agent Feb. 16.

Pierce is entering his eight CFL season and third with Winnipeg.

Mack is also in the third year of his second stint with the Bombers.

The 30-year-old Pierce registered career highs in 2011 in starts (16), completions (261), attempts (411), yards passing (3,348) and yards rushing (324) in leading Winnipeg to top spot in the West Division standings.

The Bombers advanced to the Grey Cup game but dropped a 34-23 decision to the B.C. Lions.

"We are thrilled that we were able to get a deal done with Buck who is a tremendous competitor on the field and a great ambassador for this organization in the community," Mack said in a statement.

Mack served as Winnipeg's player-personnel director from 1984 to '87, earning a Grey Cup ring his first season with the CFL club.

He left for the NFL following the '87 season and captured a Super Bowl ring in '91 as the Washington Redskins pro-personnel director. Mack also served with the Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers and Cleveland Browns as well as the XFL's New York Hitmen. He worked as an independent sports consultant before returning to Winnipeg.

"Joe is an impeccable leader, a very smart football man and is driven by success," Bombers president Garth Buchko said in a statement. "He has done great things with our roster and our football operations in his first two seasons with us."