quarterback Kaidon Salter will make his first CFL start when the Blue Bombers (4-3) host the 1-5 Lions Thursday, Jefferson said Winnipeg’s defence won’t view it as easy pickings. Lions quarterback Kaidon Salter (19) looks downfield during second-half CFL pre-season football action against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Winnipeg on Friday, May 29, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John WoodsLions head coach Buck Pierce gave Salter the start after the 23-year-old Texas native added a bit of spark to the offence last week. “You look at Kaidon, I think he plays with some moxie,” Pierce told reporters after a practice earlier this week. “I’m a rookie, a younger guy, but I’ve played a lot of football over my years,” Salter said.