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The first player signed out of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers free-agent camp last week in Florida is a big-bodied receiver who spent time in the Alliance of American Football this year.

The Bombers announced the signing of Josh Stewart on Monday, while also announcing the release of 12 players who were under contract before the Florida camp.

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Stewart is a 6-foot-4, 205-pound receiver from Oklahoma State, who played eight games with the San Antonio Commanders of the AAF this season prior to the league folding.

He shone in the free-agent camp April 24-25 in Bradenton, Fla., making several high-point catches while showing the kind of vertical the Bombers have lacked in recent seasons.

He was one of several receivers who made strong impressions, along with former Dallas Cowboy Lucky Whitehead, Rasheed Bailey, Garrett Johnson and Matt Hazel.

Bailey and Johnson are already under contract and Hazel is expected to be added to the roster. Whitehead, who made an impression as a kick returner in the NFL, remains unsigned at this point.