WINNIPEG, MB., February 24, 2019 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announce today the club has signed national defensive lineman Maxx Forde.

Forde (6’5, 262, University of Idaho, November 15, 1991 in Seattle, WA.) played two seasons with the B.C. Lions. In 22 games, Forde registered 10 total tackles, one sack and two forced fumbles. Forde spent his four-year college career with the Idaho Vandals, tallying 146 total tackles, 9.5 sacks and five fumble recoveries in 47 games. Forde was drafted by the B.C. Lions in the 7th round of the 2015 CFL Draft.