It was a homecoming of sorts Tuesday as Kevin Glenn donned blue and gold for the first time in about eight years.

"I'm happy," the five-foot-10-inch tall quarterback told reporters Tuesday.

Glenn was traded from the Montreal Alouettes back to his former team Sunday in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick in the 2017 draft. He played with the Bombers between 2004 to 2008 and has since spent time with six different CFL franchises.

"I always got told by my father and Jerry Maslowsky that I was going to end up back here one day before my career was over," Glenn said, mentioning former Bombers executive Maslowsky, who passed away Sept. 4.

"I never thought it would happen, because a lot of times when you leave somewhere ... it's hard to get back there."

Glenn said he is happy to be back, but admitted he didn't think his time in Montreal was finished and the trade took him by surprise.

"I didn't think it was at an end, but this is the CFL and you never what can happen," he said.

Kevin Glenn is back on the practice field with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. 1:46

He joins the Bombers (7-4) in the middle of a six-game winning streak. Glenn said he picked up on how that record has influenced the team's mood during practice Tuesday.

"Just coming into the locker room this morning when the guys are coming in, they're excited, they're alive," he said.

"Sometimes you think that a team that has had six wins is complacent. You get on the practice field and it's not: those guys are flying around.... You've got to give credit to the organization and what they're stressing."

Bombers general manager Kyle Walters said Monday that Glenn will serve as the second-string quarterback — something he seems fine with.

"I'm ready to come in and help the team anyway I can," Glenn said.

'Thought it was a joke'

Defensive back TJ Heath also hit the practice field for the first time Tuesday with his new team.

The Bombers acquired Heath from Toronto in exchange for former quarterback Drew Willy, a first round draft pick in 2017 and a third round pick in 2018.

Heath, who incidentally was just named the CFL top performer of the week, said he was shocked to hear he had been traded Sunday.

"I thought it was a joke," he said.

Heath said he had formed strong bonds with his defensive teammates in Toronto and it was hard to say goodbye.

Former Toronto Argonauts defensive back TJ Heath (23) misses a interception against Hamilton Tiger-Cats running back C.J. Gable (32) during first half CFL football action in Toronto on Sunday. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press)

"In the same way, I created a bond with them, doesn't mean I have to stop bonding with those guys over there," he said.

"Just means I get to bond with a lot more people here and that's the approach I'm going to take. This is my team, this is my home now."

The club reportedly insisted Heath be a part of the deal with Toronto.

"That makes me feel good, somebody thinks highly of me like that," he said, adding he received a warm reception from his new teammates on arrival. "It feels like I'm home. They treat me like I've been here for a while."

Heath was in a serious car crash a few years ago that he says keeps him motivated and focused on the game he loves.

"Nobody even thought I'd be able to play football again, so once I got the opportunity to play football, I made sure that I never took it for granted. I think that's why I work so hard," he said.

"I use that because you never know when [will be] the last time you might step on the field, when the last time you might take your last breath," Heath said.

The Bombers next game is Saturday in Winnipeg against Heath's former team.