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An old friend will be at the controls Friday night when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers visit the Ottawa Redblacks.

Dom Davis, who spent three seasons as a backup with the Bombers, is now the starting quarterback for the Redblacks and, despite at least one ragged performance, has the team at 2-0 to start the CFL season.

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Davis, a 29-year-old who played in only four games in three seasons with the Bombers, has completed 59 passes for 630 yards and three touchdowns, and has thrown four interceptions in the first two games.

There’s some good and bad in there, but regardless, Davis has turned some heads, something many football observers never thought he would do in the CFL.

“This is no surprise to me that he’s playing well and winning football games,” Bombers quarterback Matt Nichols said Monday.

“It was just a matter of time for him to get an opportunity.”

Davis was a backup to Nichols in his time in Winnipeg and the two became good friends.