Mike O’Shea won’t be the next head coach of the Toronto Argonauts.

That was made clear on Friday when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced that O’Shea will return as the team’s head coach next season.

O’Shea is a two-time CFL coach of the year and a six-time Grey Cup champion. He will enter his 12th season as Bombers head coach in 2026.

Winnipeg has reached the playoffs in nine consecutive seasons and played in five straight Grey Cups between 2019 and 2025, winning the first two.

This season, the Blue Bombers finished with a 10-8 regular-season record before being eliminated by the Montreal Alouettes in the semifinal round of the playoffs.

The Alouettes and Saskatchewan Roughriders will challenge for the 112th Grey Cup on Sunday in Winnipeg.

O’Shea was on an expiring contract and

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