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- ↑ https://www.cfl.ca/article/bombers-select-poblah-in-supplemental-draft Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Bombers select Poblah in Supplemental Draft
- ↑ http://www.bluebombers.com/article/blue-bombers-sign-receiver-kito-poblah Blue Bombers sign receiver Kito Poblah
- ↑ "Bomber Acquire DB Korey Banks | Winnipeg Blue Bombers". www.bluebombers.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.
- ↑ Lions sign draft picks; Poblah and Brown released