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Bulls of the Week

Setting aside the dismal attendance at BMO Field, that was quite the CFL Thursday night doubleheader on TSN this week.

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McLeod Bethel-Thompson and the Toronto Argonauts came back twice to win their first game of the season, stunning the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28-27. Cody Fajardo led another intense comeback by the host Saskatchewan Roughriders against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, winning the nightcap 24-19.

The CFL is still trying to figure out its place in Canada’s major urban markets, but there’s no denying the entertainment value was wall-to-wall over six hours Thursday.

Seattle Seahawks’ defensive stalwart Bobby Wagner proved to be a bull of a negotiator last week. He is now the third highest-paid linebacker in the NFL at US$18M per year — $40.2M of his three-year $54M deal is guaranteed. The best part of all? He represented himself and doesn’t have anyone else getting a cut of his payday.