The Winnipeg Blue Bombers released wide receiver Myron Mitchell and 23 other players on Saturday as part of the CFL’s final cuts.
Myron Mitchell is six foot one and weighs 180 pounds. The 26-year-old from Jasper, Alabama, signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on April 17, 2024. He dressed for four games in 2024 recording no stats. In 2025, he made five catches for 38 yards in two preseason games.
The Minnesota Vikings signed Mitchell as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2021, and spent most of the season on the practice squad. He appeared in one game for the Vikings before being released on August 29, 2022.
The Michigan Panthers on December 13, 2022, and was traded three days later to the Birmingham Stallions. In 2023, Mitchell was targeted 21 times making 15 catches for 138 yards, one touchdown, and one kick return for 23 yards in 10 games helping the Stallions win their second consecutive USFL Championship over the Pittsburgh Maulers. The Stallions released him on March 22, 2024.
Collegiately, Mitchell played two seasons at Butler Community College (2016-17) making 42 catches for 510 yards, two touchdowns, one carry for three yards, eight kick returns for 135 yards, five punt returns for 24 yards, and three tackles (1 solo, 2 assists) in 19 games for the Grizzlies.
Then, Mitchell transferred to the University of Alabama-Birmingham (2019-20) making 63 catches for 990 yards, seven touchdowns, two carries for 13 yards, 23 kick returns for 497 yards, one touchdown, 18 punt returns for 78 yards, and two tackles (2 solos) in 23 games for the Blazers.
The following players were also released. They are wide receivers Keilahn Harris, Nic Kwemo, A.K. Gassama, Bryson Daughtry, Reggie Brown, David Wallis, Jaylen Hall, and Nick Adair, offensive linemen Aidan Hemphill, Christophe Atkinson, and Alexis Levesque-Gallant, defensive linemen Kevin Pointer, Marquise Lawson-Greenwood, Phillip Webb, and Brandon Wright, defensive backs Isaiah Avery, Russell Dandy, Tay Gowan, and Latavious Brini, long snapper Ian Leroux, and punter James Evans.
The following players were placed on the practice squad. They are running back Quinton Cooley, wide receivers Reggie White Jr., Gavin Cobb, and Kody Case, offensive linemen Tyler Elsbury and Ethan Vibert, defensive linemen Jay Person and Kemari Munier-Bailey, and defensive backs Cam Allen, Ethan Ball, and Jaiden Woodbey.
