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Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive lineman Geoff Gray is a thinker, perhaps sometimes to a fault.

But on the day of his first meaningful CFL game, the 6-foot-6, 308-pound guard, who has a degree in mechanical engineering, just wanted to do anything but think about football.

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“I just tried to relax, keep my mind of things,” the 24-year-old Gray said Monday after practice at IG Field.

“If you sit there and stew over the game all day, you’re going to have a real long boring day, all stressed out.

“So I had some nice food, walked around and took in some of the sights of Vancouver. When it comes time for the game, that’s when I focus up and get serious.”

It would appear Gray’s game-day routine was successful as he had a strong season debut while starting at right guard in a 33-23 win over the B.C. Lions on June 15.

The former Manitoba Bison, who was taken in the first round of the 2017 CFL draft before trying his luck for the better part of two years in the NFL, was part of a solid all-around performance by the Bombers re-tooled offensive line.