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Bombers sign veteran CFL quarterback Dakota Prukop

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed veteran American quarterback Dakota Prukop to a one-year contract on Tuesday.

Winnipeg signed the American quarterback to a 1-year contract on Tuesday

Dakota Prukop is shown in a photo from September 2016, when he was a quarterback at the University of Oregon. He was signed to a one-year contract by the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Tuesday. (Nati Harnik/The Associated Press)

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed veteran American quarterback Dakota Prukop to a one-year contract Tuesday.

The six-foot-one, 208-pound Prukop appeared in eight games last season with the Edmonton Elks, completing 18 of 26 passes for 183 yards with one TD and two interceptions.

He also ran 27 times for 134 yards and two TDs.

Prukop has also spent time with Toronto Argonauts (2017-19) and Calgary Stampeders (2021). He has appeared in 49 career regular-season games, completing 36-of-56 passes for 467 yards with four touchdowns and four interceptions.

He has also rushed 38 times for 173 yards and two touchdowns.