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(Top) 1 Offseason 1.1 CFL National Draft 1.2 CFL Global Draft 2 Planned schedule 2.1 Preseason 2.2 Regular season 3 Team 3.1 Roster 3.2 Coaching staff 4 References 5 External links

2020 BC Lions season

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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
← 2019 BC Lions seasons 2021 →

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 StadiuminKamloops, 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[edit]

CFL National Draft[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Preseason[edit]

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

^[17]

Regular season[edit]

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	TV	Venue
1	1	Thu, June 11	6:00 p.m. PDT	atEdmonton Football Team	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium
2	2	Thu, June 18	6:00 p.m. PDT	atCalgary 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	atSaskatchewan 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	atWinnipeg 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

^[17]

Team[edit]

Roster[edit]

**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 DollLS -- Stefan FlintoftP 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[edit]

**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[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Ambrosie issues statement on behalf of CFL". cfl.ca. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.

^ "CFL provides update regarding 2020". Canadian Football League. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

^ "CFL not to play shortened season in the fall". Canadian Football League. August 17, 2020.

^ "Ed Hervey named new B.C. Lions general manager, Buono to stay on as head coach". cbc.ca. November 30, 2017.

^ "DeVone Claybrooks relieved of head coaching duties". bclions.com. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.

^ "Lions officially name Rick Campbell head coach". cfl.ca. December 2, 2019.

^ "Lions To Hold Training Camp In Kamloops Through 2020". bclions.ca. July 26, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

^ "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.

^ "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.

^ "CFL to hold global player combines in Europe, Mexico and, and Japan". press.cfl.ca. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.

^ ^a ^b "BC trades up to first overall, take Jordan Williams". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. April 30, 2020.

^ "Lions acquire OL Renfrow from Stamps". CFL.ca. July 28, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

^ "Esks acquire Martese Jackson from Argos". September 10, 2018. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2020.

^ "2020 CFL Draft". CFL.ca. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

^ ^a ^b "Key dates to circle on your calendar in 2020". CFL.ca. January 27, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

^ "CFL Global Draft rescheduled as lead-in event prior to training camp". CFL.ca. March 24, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.

^ ^a ^b "2020 BC Lions Schedule". BC Lions. Retrieved December 21, 2019.

External links[edit]

Official website

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