WINNIPEG — Brady Oliveira has joined an exclusive group of Canadian running backs.
With a 45-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter of Saturday’s Week 8 matchup against the Calgary Stampeders, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back surpassed 6,000 career rushing yards.
Oliveira entered the game needing 97 yards to reach the milestone.
The Winnipeg native joins Andrew Harris (10,380), Norm Kwong (9,022), Jon Cornish (6,844) and Sean Millington (6,086) as the only Canadians in CFL history to rush for at least 6,000 career yards.
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