Music: {allcanada} Blue Bombers QB Collaros ruled out for Week 7 match vs. Redblacks, Brown to start

Friday, July 17, 2026

{allcanada} Blue Bombers QB Collaros ruled out for Week 7 match vs. Redblacks, Brown to start

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros has been ruled out for the team’s Week 7 matchup against the Ottawa Redblacks.

It marks the second straight game the 37-year-old will miss with a neck injury, as Collaros was also ruled out for the team’s matchup against the Toronto Argonauts in Week 6.

While Collaros was listed as a “DNP” for both of Winnipeg’s practices on the Week 7 injury report, he was spotted in full gear, according to Blue Bombers reporter Ed Tait.

Zach Collaros back in full gear as @Wpg_BlueBombers open their practice week
— Ed Tait (@EdTaitWFC) July 14, 2026

The 14-year veteran suffered the initial injury in the team’s 14-13 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Week 5.

While it was Canadian rookie Taylor Elgersma taking over for Collaros in Week 5, it was the newly acquired Dru Brown starting at quarterback for the Bombers in the team’s 30-21 Week 6 win over Toronto.

The 29-year-old completed 25-of-31 passes for 339 yards and one touchdown, earning Player of the Week recognition.

As for Week 7’s preparation against Ottawa, it was Brown taking the first-team reps this week, according to Tait.

Dru Brown takes first reps, FYI https://t.co/4R82FX5vqV
— Ed Tait (@EdTaitWFC) July 14, 2026

Bombers head coach Mike O’Shea confirmed with the media on Friday that Brown would make his second straight start for Winnipeg against his former team in the nation’s capital.

Brown spent the first three seasons of his CFL career with the Blue Bombers before joining the Redblacks in 2024. After starting the past two seasons in Ottawa, Brown requested a trade out of Ottawa when the team brought in Jake Maier this past off-season and subsequently named him the Week 1 starter.

Brown threw for 2,389 yards in 11 games in the nation’s capital last season, with 14 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.