The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have announced their signing of veteran punter Duncan O'Mahony today.
O'Mahony, native Canadian, comes from the University of British Columbia.
The rookie Grey Cup winner has played with the B.C. Lions, Calgary Stampeders, and the Edmonton Eskimos. This, however, is not the first time that O'Mahony has been acquired by the Bombers.
On May 21, 2006, O'Mahony failed to show up for the Blue Bombers training camp.
His family released a statement, saying they were worried about his welfare.
O'Mahony was found the next day. He had planned to meet up with a friend for dinner at the Calgary airport. O'Mahony never showed, and missed his flight to Winnipeg as well. His bags were taken off the flight.
The Bombers General Manager, Brendan Taman, had stated that Duncan would not play for the Bombers "due to the nature of the situation."
"His career right now is secondary to… the fact that he obviously needs some help or some guidance," Taman said.
O'Mahony seemed worried about leaving his hometown of Abbotsford, British Columbia. It seems that Taman must have been worried about his state of health.
O'Mahony was born in Kilkenny, Ireland; so it must be the luck of the Irish that he got another chance with the Blue Bombers.
Let's hope he can find his way to practice tomorrow.
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Matt Eichel about 1 year ago
And the Bombers kicking situation gets even more interesting. Think O'Mahony can make the #1 kicking position?
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Chris Allen about 1 year ago
Tough call to make Matt. I defintley think he has a chance. However, before he was signed, Coach Doug Berry said in his interview after Westwood being released that Alexis Serna is proving to be a very consistens kicker, and Brian Monroe, not so much. So, it looks as if it will be between Serna and O'Mahony. I think we'll have to see what the Training Camp Update says about O'Mahony's first day tomorrow. Practice starts at 10 a.m. and we should see a report in the late afternoon from Bombers staff. Lets just hope O'Mahony doesn't go missing again tomorrow morning, because this is a great oppurtunity for an apparent talented player to join with a great team and organization.
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Chris Allen about 1 year ago
By the way, I will try and keep people updated as mush as possible on this interesting and unpredictable kicking situation for the Bombers!
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Kelly Bundle about 1 year ago
Lets not forget... kickers kick field goals. Punters punt the ball. While the unknown Serna may be capable of the dual role, O'Mahony would only punt and kick-off. I think they'll keep both close at hand, whether that means practice roster for one of them or not, for now we can only speculate.
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Kay Rod about 1 year ago
Being a True Blue Fan, I have watched Serna kick.....powerful leg. Put yourself in his situation...23 years old, different country....can you imagine how good he will be once he is comfortable here? O'Many might only be here till the kid learns to punt. Remember Setta and Duval are both American Kickers doing well.
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