Blue Bombers' Nichols to make season debut vs. Lions

Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Matt Nichols will make his season debut Saturday versus the BC Lions after missing three games due to a knee injury, head coach Mike O'Shea announced Thursday, via Ed Tait of bluebombers.com.

Nichols went down with the injury in practice June 6 and was expected to spend four-to-six weeks on the shelf. The Bombers went 1-2 without him.

The 31-year-old Nichols passed for 4,472 yards with 28 touchdowns and eight interceptions last season.