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Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros against B.C. Lions in Vancouver, on Saturday, October 15, 2022 THE CANADIAN PRESSDarryl Dyck
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros, who dressed but did not play, watches from the sideline during the second half of a CFL football game against the B.C. Lions in Vancouver, on Saturday, October 15, 2022. The Blue Bombers have signed star quarterback Collaros to a three-year contract extension, the team announced Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Zach Collaros is staying put.
The veteran quarterback signed a three-year contract extension with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Tuesday.
Collaros, the league's outstanding player last season, was scheduled to become a CFL free agent in February.
Collaros has thrown a career-high 4,115 yards this season and league-high 35 touchdown passes as Winnipeg (14-3) has clinched top spot in the West Division.
Collaros, 34, joined Winnipeg in a 2019 late-season trade with Toronto and has amassed a 31-4 record as the starter while guiding the Bombers to consecutive Grey Cup victories.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 18, 2022.