The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed American defenseman Dietrick Nichols to a one-year contract extension. He was a pending free agent.
The 31-year-old started all 18 regular-season games for the team in 2025 at edge linebacker and made 37 tackles on defense.
The five-foot-ten, 189-pound defensive end originally joined the Blue Bombers in 2021 after leading the XFL in interceptions last year. Since then, he has been selected to All-West Division three times, All-CFL twice and won one Gray Cup.
In 82 regular season games, Nichols had 211 defensive tackles, four special teams tackles, seven interceptions, three forced fumbles, one sack and one touchdown.
Nichols was 3DownNation'38th place in the ranking pending free agent.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished fourth in the West Division standings in 2025 with a 10–8 record, qualifying for the playoffs as a crossover team before losing in the East semi-finals to the Montreal Alouettes. Zach Collaros threw for 3,048 yards, 17 touchdowns and 16 interceptions in 13 regular-season games while going 6-7 as a starter.
The Blue Bombers ranked fifth in net offense, third in net defense and eighth with a minus-eleven turnover margin. The club's leading rusher was Brady Oliveira with 1,163 yards, the leading receiver was Nick Demski with 1,001 yards, and the leading tackler was Tony Jones with 104 tackles. Winnipeg ranked first in attendance with an average attendance of 32,343, up 3.7 per cent from the previous year.
