The BC Lions Football Club today announced that it has added American DL Jonathan Newsome along with National DB Oshane Samuels to the practice roster.
Newsome (6’3”, 245) is a four-year CFL veteran who began his career with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2016 and was most recently a member of the Ottawa RedBlacks. The Ball State grad has appeared in 42 regular season games including nine with Ottawa in 2019 and has tallied 50 defensive tackles along with seven career sacks.
Samuels (6’1”, 200) hails from Brampton, Ontario and attended training camp with the Edmonton Eskimos following a notable junior football career with the Edmonton Huskies.
The Lions also announced that OL Jonathan Harke and DL Ebenezer Ogundeko have been released.
