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- ↑ Bombers sign three draft picks
- ↑ Year in Review: Story #9
- ↑ How top prospect Loffler was almost sidelined for good
- ↑ "Taylor Loffler announces retirement from CFL". CFL.ca. June 23, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
