Nathan Rourke

There were no excuses, just an apology from Nathan Rourke. A frustrated and downcast Rourke took the blame for the BC Lions’ lacklustre 20-11 loss against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian quarterback’s first game back in the CFL on Sunday. “I want to publicly apologize,” Rourke said in a clear and steady voice. […]

Star quarterback Nathan Rourke is returning to the CFL’s B.C. Lions after spending the last two seasons in the NFL. The Lions confirmed Rourke’s return in an announcement Tuesday. The 26-year-old Rourke, from Victoria, was the CFL’s outstanding Canadian in 2022 after completing 78.7 per cent of his passes for 3,349 yards and 25 touchdowns over 10 regular-season contests. […]

Canadian quarterback Nathan Rourke has been cut from an NFL training camp roster for the second time this year. The Atlanta Falcons released Rourke on Sunday, just 10 days after he signed with the team. Rourke joined the Falcons on Aug. 1, less than a week after he was cut by the New York Giants. New York claimed Rourke off waivers May 7, […]

  After spending eight seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL), Vernon Adams Jr. is looking forward to his opportunity as the clear-cut number-one starting quarterback for the BC Lions. A mobile quarterback, Adams Jr. has spent most of his time on the move in the CFL. His career in Canada began in 2016 when […]

  It has always been Nathan Rourke’s dream to play in the National Football League. This winter he took his time deciding what place would offer him that opportunity. After working out with nearly half of the teams in the league, Rourke believes the best spot for him was with the Jacksonville Jaguars. On Sunday, […]

  With the regular season wrapping up in the National Football League on Sunday, teams can begin planning for next season. (Even the squads who made the playoffs). Starting on Monday, NFL teams are eligible to sign non-roster players to future contracts. A pair of players from the Canadian Football League (CFL) expected to take […]

Tonight, the Saskatchewan Roughriders will start a crucial portion of their schedule that will go a long way towards determining their final spot in the standings, as they will kick off a key home and home set with the BC Lions. Following the upcoming two games against the Lions, Saskatchewan will meet the Winnipeg Blue […]

Nathan Rourke and B.C. Lions can take care of two objectives with one win Friday night at Mosaic Stadium. B.C. (7-1) visits the Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-4) to open a home-and-home series riding a four-game win streak. Included was a 32-17 decision at Mosaic Stadium on July 29, a game that saw Rourke, of Victoria, throw for 336 yards […]

It wasn’t pretty victory against Edmonton on Saturday, but Riders Head Coach Craig Dickenson was still in good spirits as he made his weekly appearance on the SportsCage with Michael Ball on Monday. Saskatchewan (5-4) is coming off a 34-23 win against the Edmonton Elks at Commonwealth Stadium. Dickenson admitted the triumph against the divisional […]

At the beginning of the season, across the country, the majority of the chatter surrounding Nathan Rourke was the details of his passport. But after a month of being the Lions starting quarterback, all of the talk around Rourke has been the numbers on his stat sheet. Rourke was a guest on Monday’s edition of […]