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A kick return can change a game in the blink of an eye, and both teams have potential game-breakers in Sunday’s CFL West semifinal.

The Blue Bombers will send out Janarion Grant against a Calgary team he feasted on this season, rolling up 222 punt-return yards and two touchdowns in his first game.

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In three meetings against the Stamps, Grant also produced 221 kickoff-return yards and another 61 yards off a missed field goal.

“I don’t know why,” coach Mike O’Shea said about Grant’s knack against this team. “If I knew why, then I would give him scouting reports with the other teams dressed in Calgary colours. Who knows? It’s worked out well for him. But he is a very good football player. He’s done well against other opponents, too.”

Grant came to the CFL with a reputation as a fumbler, and had some trouble holding on to the ball early on. The cold on Sunday will test him on that front.

“As a coach, you’re always aware of what the reports say when you bring a new guy in,” O’Shea said. “But you also want to give him a clean slate. Let him show you what he can do. Not listen to what other people say he can’t do.”