It pained Evan Holm to be in the spotlight over a personal accolade.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers unveiled their team award winners early Wednesday and the fourth-year defensive back was voted the Most Outstanding Defensive Player for the first time in his career.

Votes are cast by four local members of the Football Reporters of Canada and head coach Mike O’Shea.

“I’m not the biggest fan of media and cameras and stuff,” said Holm while speaking to reporters after Wednesday’s closed practice.

“It’s cool, but it’s just a thing that someone said, though. It is cool and it’s an honour to be chosen and everything, but, yeah, just not my vibe, I guess.”

The other winners were running back Brady Oliveira (Most Outstanding Player and Most Outstanding Canadian), left tackle Stanley Bryant (Most O

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