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Mike Reilly | Settled in BC And Eager To Play
It’s no debate that he has, so far at least, accomplished more as a member of the Edmonton Eskimos than the BC Lions. When all is said and done though, that definitely remains to be seen. ...
Combine Notebook | GM Ed Hervey On The Process
The art of player evaluation has its unorthodox practices, specifically when it comes to the interview room. Ed Hervey can attest to that. As an athletic wide receiver out of the USC Trojans, ...
Reilly Addition Represents Lions Biggest Coup In Decades
The more up-to-date information on Mike Reilly’s football resume reveals some pretty remarkable credentials. Who wouldn’t want a quarterback in the midst of three consecutive seasons of over ...
Travis Lulay | Deal Done, One Goal In Mind
It has been almost nine years since he turned heads at the club’s free agent camp in Lake Oswego, Oregon. And although that was a memorable day for Travis Lulay, the 34-year old admitted he ...
Year Round Process | Catching Up With Hervey In Alabama
The grind never stops. The Air Miles keep accumulating. And Ed Hervey wouldn’t have it any other way. From the moment of his hiring on November 30th, the BC Lions’ General Manager was hard at ...
Jeff Reinebold | West Coaster At Heart
His coaching career has spanned six CFL cities, prestigious college programs such as Hawaii and Southern Methodist and even a stint with the Rhein Fire of now-defunct NFL Europe.
Yet you’d ...
Ducks and Wolverines and Trojans – Oh My! | Lions Share College Connections
Playing college football in the United States can be summed up in one word – fun. It’s fun to play in front of 100,000 cheering fans on a Saturday afternoon, it’s fun to line-up next to your best ...
Plenty To Prove | Reviewing The 1st Half of 2017
There are three certainties in life: death, taxes and no guarantees in professional football.
That being said, had you told this group they would be 5-4 at the halfway mark of 2017, it would have ...
Long Read | The Brent Johnson Story
He helped the Ohio State Buckeyes win the Rose Bowl in 1997 and Sugar Bowl two years later. Perhaps that is what helped give Brent Johnson that “big game player” prowess that almost instantly ...
Carl Kidd | From Pine Bluff To Wall of Fame
The legend of Carl Kidd in a BC Lions uniform may have never taken place, if not for his rough play in practice while trying out for the Minnesota Vikings.
Kidd spent two seasons with the Oakland ...
Recharging In Kingston
The BC Lions’ Ontario excursion began with some 4th quarter fireworks at BMO Field Friday and continued with Canada Day Fireworks on the shores of Confederation Park one night later. Yes, it was ...
Jason Arakgi | Story Of The Quiet Leader
Perhaps it’s fitting that Father’s Day was the first official day of retirement for Jason Arakgi. Only hours after his emotional, tear-jerking final moments with his teammates, the CFL’s all-time ...
Dakota Brush | The Promise
There is more to Dakota Brush than just a really cool name. The Mount Allison receiver and sixth round pick from Sunday night’s draft shares the same hometown as Wayne Gretzky. He is also an ...
Jonathon Jennings: Student of the Game
Jonathon Jennings is not ashamed to admit it. He has watched the play about a hundred times. It is bookmarked under the favourites on his laptop. He can recite both the TV and radio play-by-play ...
The Defensive Puzzle
On the surface, it may appear he has some adjusting to do. He lost arguably his top linebacker, that player’s potential replacement, the stoutest defensive lineman and one of the surprise young ...
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