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On the heels of an injury to Brandon Alexander, who was moved to the six-game injured list last week, fellow defensive back Mercy Maston has been signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Maston spent the past two seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos, but was released in January so he could pursue an opportunity on a futures contract with the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL.

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But Maston was released by the Eagles in early May and became a free agent.

“It was just a great fit for me, so I picked the team,” said Maston, who had 57 tackles, eight special teams stops and two interceptions in 19 games with the Eskimos in 2017 and 2018.“

Maston was confident the phone would ring and that another opportunity in the CFL would present itself.

“Of course, of course,” said Maston, who suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon injury in September of 2017. ““It builds character, for sure. You look at the game differently. Every time you touch the field, you want to give it your all, because you never know when you’re going to get back out there with that type of injury.”