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Baker’s Archives | Why I Love This Team

May 26, 2020 | Matt Baker
Springtime in Canada usually means sunshine, outdoor activities, and that CFL games are just around the corner. This year, as we all navigate a pandemic, things are much different. So, for the ...

“We Want Guys That Want To Commit.” | Hervey, Campbell Excited For Additions

February 13, 2020 | Matt Baker
They have addressed major needs on both sides of the line of scrimmage, brought back a familiar face in the return game and could still be in play for one of the league’s top playmakers at ...

Campbell Blazes Trail Back To West Coast

December 2, 2019 | Matt Baker
One would assume Rick Campbell was destined to roam the sidelines; after all, his father was at the helm of one of the CFL’s all-time great dynasties. But despite going into his 20th year ...

“I don’t care what you call it. It’s 5 wins.” | Wrapping Up 2019

November 4, 2019 | Matt Baker
It ended 23 days earlier than members of the organization had hoped when they all reported to Kamloops for training camp nearly six months ago. And when asked to close the book and sum up what ...

Wall of Fame Icing On The Cake For Flutie

August 22, 2019 | Matt Baker
He can lay claim to one of the most clutch performances in BC Lions history. And for Darren Flutie, memories of his epic three-touchdown game at snowy McMahon Stadium in the 1994 Western Final ...

Mike Reilly | Settled in BC And Eager To Play

April 18, 2019 | Matt Baker
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

March 20, 2019 | Matt Baker
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

February 12, 2019 | Matt Baker
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

February 12, 2018 | Matt Baker
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

January 25, 2018 | Matt Baker
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

December 21, 2017 | Matt Baker
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

August 28, 2017 | Brian Helberg
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

August 21, 2017 | Matt Baker
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

August 15, 2017 | Matt Baker
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

August 10, 2017 | Matt Baker
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

July 2, 2017 | Matt Baker
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 ...