PUEBLO, Colo. (September 27, 2016) - Former Colorado State University-Pueblo football All-American Kieren Duncan signed a contract to the practice squad of the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers, announced on the organization's website Tuesday.

Duncan conducted his first practice with the team today and Tweeted, "Great first day of work, blessed to have a job doing what I love."

The former Pack wide receiver and kick returner signed an undrafted free agent contract with the National Football League's Chicago Bears in May and spent the summer and training camp with the team before being released Aug. 28. In three preseason games, Duncan returned two kickoffs for 45 yards (long of 25 yards) and a punt for six yards. He was targeted twice as a receiver.

Duncan joins former teammates CJ Roberts (Winnipeg) and Darius Allen (BC Lions) currently on CFL rosters. Roberts is listed on the six-day injured list, but in seven games has accumulated 26 tackles and two interceptions (one for a touchdown). Allen has played in eight games for the Lions and owns six tackles with a sack.

DUNCAN BIO

2015: Don Hansen All-America Third Team ... Don Hansen All-Region First Team ... All-RMAC First Team Offense, All-RMAC First Team Kick Returner, All-RMAC Honorable Mention Punt Returner ... USA College Football Division II Preseason All-America First Team ... Preseason All-RMAC ... Duncan appeared in all 14 games for the Pack ... Returned 17 kickoffs and totaled 512 yards with a average of 30.1 yards to rank sixth nationally… Returned one kickoff for a touchdown Sept. 12 on a 98-yard return at West Texas A&M … Duncan returned 28 punts on the year and compiled 292 yards with a average of 10.4 yards per return to sit 26th nationally … Recorded a season long 41 yard return Oct. 31 at Black Hills State … Finished 18th in NCAA Division II in combined k ick returns (804 yards) … RMAC Special Teams Player of the Week … Corralled 36 passes thrown his direction, leading the team in both receptions and reception yards with 622 on the year … Averaged 44.4 yards per game including a 17.3 yards per reception mark … Duncan received six touchdown passes, his season long 70-yard touchdown reception came Oct. 10 against Fort Lewis.

CAREER: In four seasons with the Pack, Duncan totaled 1,914 receiving yards on 112 receptions (17.1 ypc) and 14 touchdowns ... Biggest season was in 2014, as he helped the ThunderWolves to the 2014 NCAA Division II National Championship with 712 yards on 45 receptions with three scores ... Added 1,080 career kick return yards on 39 returns (27.7 ypr) with a 98-yard touchdown ... Totaled 375 punt return yards on 36 attempts (10.4 ypr) and a long of 46 yards as a freshman in 2012 ... Compiled 284 rushing yards and two scores ... Racked-up 3,653 all-purpose yards in 46 games with 17 touchdowns.

CSU-PUEBLO FOOTBALL

The ThunderWolves (2-2, 2-1 RMAC) head to Grand Junction, Colo., Oct. 1 for a 1 p.m. showdown with No. 17 Colorado Mesa University (4-0, 4-0 RMAC) in an important Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference game.