2024 CFL Week 9: BC Lions at Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Steven Chang/BC Lions
The BC Lions announced on Tuesday that National defensive lineman Nathan Cherry has re-signed for 2025.
Cherry (6’3, 240 lbs)- the Saskatoon native returns for a fourth season with the Lions after suiting up in one contest in 2024 following his recovery from a knee injury suffered in August of the previous season.
Selected third overall in the 2022 CFL Draft, Cherry has registered 15 defensive tackles, two sacks and a pair of forced fumbles in 28 career games.
Cherry was a standout at the University of Saskatchewan from 2016-21, appearing in 41 games with 46 total tackles (28 solo, 18 assisted), ten sacks and one fumble recovery. A 2021 First-Team All-Canadian, he helped the Huskies reach the Vanier Cup against Western in his final season along with additional Hardy Cup wins in 2018 and 2019.