2020 BC Lions season

2020 BC Lions season
General manager	Ed Hervey
Head coach	Rick Campbell
Home field	BC Place
Results
Record	N/A
Division place	N/A, West
Playoff finish	Season cancelled

The 2020 BC Lions season was scheduled to be the 63rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 67th overall. Training camps, pre-season games, and regular season games were initially postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CFL announced on April 7, 2020 that the start of the 2020 CFL season would not occur before July 2020.[1] On May 20, 2020, it was announced that the league would likely not begin regular season play prior to September 2020.[2] On August 17, 2020 however, the season was officially cancelled due to COVID-19.[3]

This would have been the third season with Ed Hervey as the Lions' general manager.[4] The Lions' incumbent head coach, DeVone Claybrooks, was fired on November 6, 2019 after one season.[5] Rick Campbell was announced as the team's head coach on December 2, 2019.[6]

The Lions were scheduled to hold their training camp at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops, British Columbia for the 11th straight year.[7] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, this was postponed and the Lions will fulfill the last year of their contract in 2021.[8][1][9]

Offseason

CFL National Draft

The 2020 CFL National Draft took place on April 30, 2020.[10] The Lions were scheduled to select third in each round, less any traded picks, after finishing third-last in the 2019 league standings. However, the club traded their third and 12th overall selections to the Calgary Stampeders in exchange for the first and 15th overall picks.[11] Selecting first overall for the first time since the 1999 CFL Draft, the Lions selected linebacker, Jordan Williams.[11]

The Lions acquired an additional fifth-round pick after trading a negotiation list player and a fourth-round pick to the Stampeders for Justin Renfrow.[12] The team also sent a sixth-round selection to Montreal in part of the trade for Tyrell Sutton.[13][14]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School	Hometown
1	3	Jordan Williams	LB	East Carolina	Louisville, KY
2	12	Nathan Rourke	QB	Ohio	Oakville, ON
3	23	Courtney Hammond	DL	Western Oregon	Corvallis, OR
5	40	Matt Guevremont	OL	Indiana (PA)	Pickering, ON
5	43	Cordell Hastings	WR	Acadia	Calgary, AB
7	58	Kayden Johnson	RB	York	Kerrobert, SK
8	67	Damian Jamieson	LB	York	Oakville, ON

CFL Global Draft

The 2020 CFL Global Draft was scheduled to take place on April 16, 2020.[15] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this draft and its accompanying combine were postponed to occur just before the start of training camp, which was ultimately cancelled.[1][16] The Lions were scheduled to select third in each round with the number of rounds never announced.[15]

Planned schedule

Preseason

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	TV	Venue
A	Bye
B	1	Sat, May 30	1:00 p.m. PDT	at Edmonton Football Team	NA	Commonwealth Stadium
C	2	Fri, June 5	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	NA	BC Place

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Regular season

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	TV	Venue
1	1	Thu, June 11	6:00 p.m. PDT	at Edmonton Football Team	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium
2	2	Thu, June 18	6:00 p.m. PDT	at Calgary Stampeders	TSN	McMahon Stadium
3	3	Sat, June 27	4:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Edmonton Football Team	TSN	BC Place
4	4	Sat, July 4	6:30 p.m. PDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	TSN	Mosaic Stadium
5	5	Sat, July 11	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	TSN	BC Place
6	6	Thu, July 16	5:30 p.m. PDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	TSN	IG Field
7	7	Thu, July 23	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	TSN/RDS	BC Place
8	8	Sat, Aug 1	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Montreal Alouettes	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium
9	9	Sat, Aug 8	7:00 p.m. PDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	TSN	Mosaic Stadium
10	10	Sat, Aug 15	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	TSN	BC Place
11	Bye
12	11	Fri, Aug 28	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	TSN	BC Place
13	12	Thu, Sept 3	4:30 p.m. PDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	TSN	TD Place Stadium
14	13	Sat, Sept 12	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	TSN	BC Place
15	Bye
16	14	Sat, Sept 26	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	TSN	BC Place
17	15	Fri, Oct 2	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Toronto Argonauts	TSN	BMO Field
18	16	Sat, Oct 10	4:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	TSN	BC Place
19	Bye
20	17	Fri, Oct 23	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	TSN	BC Place
21	18	Fri, Oct 30	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	TSN	Tim Hortons Field

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Team

Roster

BC Lions roster

	Quarterbacks -- Will Arndt -- K. J. Carta-Samuels 19 Grant Kraemer -- Ricky Lloyd 13 Mike Reilly -- Vinny Testaverde Jr. Receivers 73 Gerardo Álvarez 83 Joey Augustin -- Devon Bailey 16 Bryan Burnham 86 Jevon Cottoy  1 Lemar Durant 84 Cam Echols-Luper -- Rommel Guerrier 80 Caleb Holley -- Nih-Jer Jackson -- John Jiles 88 Shaq Johnson -- Raphael Leonard 70 Benjamin Plu -- Dominique Rhymes 72 Fernando Richarte -- Joshua Simmons -- Emmanuel Smith -- Tyler Turner -- Jesse Walker -- Jamarius Way		Running backs -- Ryan Fulse 26 Jamel Lyles RB/KR -- Andrew Pocrnic -- Brandon Radcliff -- Chris Rainey 21 Brandon Rutley  3 John White Fullbacks 34 David Mackie 33 Wayne Moore 20 Mario Villamizar Offensive linemen -- Charles Baldwin 69 Brett Boyko -- Chauncey Briggs 65 Sukh Chungh 61 Joel Figueroa 51 Peter Godber 66 David Knevel -- Ryker Mathews 50 Phillip Norman 54 Andrew Peirson 55 Andrew Peterson -- E. J. Price 67 Hunter Steward		Defensive linemen 95 Darius Allen -- Eric Assuoa -- Brandon Banks 71 Mat Boesen -- Stephen Bowers 98 Ryan Brown -- Nordly Capi -- Chris Casher -- Micah Johnson -- Ulric Jones 94 Claudell Louis  8 Jonathan Newsome -- Charles Nwoye 93 Anree Saint Armour -- Robert Simmons -- J. R. Tavai -- Cameron Walker -- Andrew Williams Linebackers 35 Mitch Barnett -- Jordan Burton -- Adrian Clarke -- Dyshawn Davis -- Quinlen Dean -- Kevin Francis 44 Isaiah Guzylak-Messam 42 Kevin Haynes 53 Jordan Herdman-Reed 37 Adam Konar -- Kenny Ladler -- Bailey Laolagi -- Kenneth Olugbode 48 Noah Robinson		Defensive backs -- Isaiah Bennett 27 Victor Gamboa -- Montre Gregory 36 Aaron Grymes -- Mister Harriel 28 Jamie Harry -- Taylor Hawkins 18 Hakeem Johnson -- Derek Jones  6 T. J. Lee 37 Keon Lyn -- Benjamin Minaker  4 Garry Peters -- Kurron Ramsey 25 O'Shane Samuels -- A. J. Westbrook Special teams -- Jimmy Camacho K/P 41 Sergio Castillo K/P 40 Tanner Doll LS -- Stefan Flintoft P 43 Greg Hutchins K/P
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 102 Roster Roster updated 2020-08-17 • Depth chart • Transactions Archived 2015-11-09 at the Wayback Machine • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

BC Lions staff

	Front office and support staff Owner – David Braley President and ceo – Rick LeLacheur General manager – Ed Hervey Director of player personnel and player development – Torey Hunter Director of football operations – Neil McEvoy Director of Canadian Scouting & CFL Draft Coordinator – Geroy Simon Southeast Regional Scout –Uzooma Okeke East Regional Scout –Rob Ralph Video assistant – Andrew Millin Head athletic therapist – Tristan Sandhu Assistant athletic therapist – Chris Wong Equipment manager – Unknown Equipment assistant – Aaron Yeung Equipment assistant – Brent Frid Director of communications – Jamie Cartmell			Head coaches Head coach – Rick Campbell Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jordan Maksymic Receivers – Jason Tucker Running backs – Vacant Offensive line – Kelly Bates Offensive assistant – Danny O'Brien Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Rick Campbell Defensive line – Leroy Blugh Linebackers – Travis Brown Defensive backs – Ryan Phillips Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Don Yanowsky → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

References

1. "Ambrosie issues statement on behalf of CFL". cfl.ca. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
2. "CFL provides update regarding 2020". Canadian Football League. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
3. "CFL not to play shortened season in the fall". Canadian Football League. August 17, 2020.
4. "Ed Hervey named new B.C. Lions general manager, Buono to stay on as head coach". cbc.ca. November 30, 2017.
5. "DeVone Claybrooks relieved of head coaching duties". bclions.com. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
6. "Lions officially name Rick Campbell head coach". cfl.ca. December 2, 2019.
7. "Lions To Hold Training Camp In Kamloops Through 2020". bclions.ca. July 26, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
8. "B.C. Lions 'can't confirm or deny what's going to happen' with CFL training camp in Kamloops". kamloopsthisweek.com. March 17, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
9. "B.C. Lions, City of Kamloops roll training camp contract over to 2021; no camp in Kamloops this year". kamloopsthisweek.com. April 21, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
10. "CFL to hold global player combines in Europe, Mexico and, and Japan". press.cfl.ca. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
11. "BC trades up to first overall, take Jordan Williams". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. April 30, 2020.
12. "Lions acquire OL Renfrow from Stamps". CFL.ca. July 28, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
13. "Esks acquire Martese Jackson from Argos". September 10, 2018. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
14. "2020 CFL Draft". CFL.ca. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
15. "Key dates to circle on your calendar in 2020". CFL.ca. January 27, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
16. "CFL Global Draft rescheduled as lead-in event prior to training camp". CFL.ca. March 24, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
17. "2020 BC Lions Schedule". BC Lions. Retrieved December 21, 2019.

External links

• Official website