2020 BC Lions season
General managerEd Hervey
Head coachRick Campbell
Home fieldBC Place
Results
RecordN/A
Division placeN/A, West
Playoff finishSeason 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

Receivers

Running backs

Fullbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 102 Roster
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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

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Don Yanowsky

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References

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

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