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Just a week ago, Winnipeg Blue Bombers kicker Justin Medlock said one of his big hopes for the 2018 season was to use the same holder for every kick.

On his very first field goal attempt of the season, holder Alex Ross was unable to execute and wound up injuring himself while rolling out to pass on the botched snap.

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Ross, the Bombers backup quarterback, is out for 4-6 weeks and Medlock already has a new holder for Week 2 — receiver Weston Dressler.

“It happens,” Medlock said Tuesday after practice at Investors Group Field. “Everybody’s good, it’s just a continuity thing. You’ve got to learn everybody’s tendencies. It will be fine. I’ve used (Dressler) a lot.”

In fact, Dressler was the primary holder for the Bombers the last two seasons but he missed 11 games, meaning quarterback Matt Nichols or now-departed receiver Matt Coates had to fill in.

“In my mind I just mentally prepared to have three or four holders for the year,” Medlock said. “I’ve kind of accepted it. Hopefully I don’t but in my mind I’ve just got to be prepared for it.”