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Back in 2012, a young receiver named Chris Matthews made a huge impact on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as a rookie in the CFL with help from his mentor Terrence Edwards.

Through the next seven years, Matthews called on fellow receiver Edwards often for advice as he made a name for himself in the NFL, made big plays for the Seattle Seahawks and had an outstanding performance in the Super Bowl.

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He talked to Edwards, a former star slotback with the Bombers, when he found himself out of work in the NFL and again when he decided to give the CFL another shot late last season with the Calgary Stampeders.

When Winnipeg Blue Bombers training camp opens this month, Matthews will have come full circle — back in Blue and Gold and aiming to impart the wisdom he gained from Edwards upon younger players on the roster.

“I was extremely lucky to have played beside Terrence Edwards,” Matthews said after signing a three-year contract with the Bombers on Friday.