All-star linebacker Adam Bighill makes his Calgary Stampeders debut one year after a serious knee injury that ultimately landed him with a new CFL club.

The 36-year-old, who has won the league’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player award three times in his career, was signed to Calgary’s practice roster in June after six years with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Bighill was activated for Monday’s Labour Day game in Calgary against the Edmonton Elks.

“It’s been a long road to get back to this point,” he said Sunday at McMahon Stadium.

Bighill was a key cog in helping the Blue Bombers end a 28-year Grey Cup drought in 2019 and in winning another in 2021.

The middle linebacker underwent season-ending knee surgery after injuring his anterior cruciate ligament in Winnipeg’s Labour Day weekend gam

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