2021 BC Lions season

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2021 BC Lions season
Head coach Rick Campbell
General manager Rick Campbell
Neil McEvoy
Home field BC Place Stadium
Results
Record 1–1
Division place 3rd, West
Playoff finish TBD
Uniform
CFL BCL Jersey.png

The 2021 BC Lions season is the 63rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 67th overall. The Lions will attempt to improve upon their 5–13 record and fifth-place finish from 2019, qualify for the playoffs, and win their seventh Grey Cup championship.

The 2021 CFL season is the first season with Rick Campbell as the team's head coach.[1] Campbell will also perform general manager duties alongside co-general manager Neil McEvoy following the resignation of former general manager Ed Hervey.[2]

The Lions held their training camp at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops, British Columbia for the 11th consecutive season.[3][4]

An 18-game season schedule was originally released on November 20, 2020, but it was announced on April 21, 2021 that the start of the season would likely be delayed until August and feature a 14-game schedule.[5][6] On June 15, 2021, the league released the revised 14-game schedule with regular season play beginning on August 5, 2021.[7]

Offseason

General manager

On October 16, 2020, the team's general manager, Ed Hervey, announced his resignation due to personal reasons.[8][9] There had been speculation that his departure from the organization was related to the grievance filed by starting quarterback Mike Reilly who was guaranteed $250,000 in 2020, despite the season being cancelled.[10] However, this was never confirmed and the Lions eventually reached an agreement to re-structure Reilly's contract.[10][11]

On December 7, 2020, it was announced that head coach Rick Campbell and director of football operations Neil McEvoy were promoted to co-general managers.[2]

CFL Global Draft

The 2021 CFL Global Draft took place on April 15, 2021.[12][13] The Lions won the draft lottery and selected first overall. With the format being a snake draft, the Lions selected first in the odd-numbered rounds and last in the even-numbered rounds.[12]

Round Pick Player Position University/Club Team Nationality
1 1 Jake Ford P Ouachita Baptist Australia Australia
2 18 Bo Qiao Li DL Charleston China China
3 19 Takeru Yamasaki K Elecom Kobe Finies Japan Japan
4 36 Niklas Gustav DL Morningside Germany Germany

CFL National Draft

The 2021 CFL Draft took place on May 4, 2021.[14] The Lions had five selections in the six-round snake draft and had the fourth pick in odd rounds and the sixth pick in even rounds.[15] The team traded its fourth-round selection to the Toronto Argonauts after trading Davon Coleman in exchange for Shawn Lemon.[15][16]

Round Pick Player Position School Hometown
1 4 Daniel Joseph DL North Carolina State Toronto, ON
2 15 Alaric Jackson OL Iowa Windsor, ON
3 22 Ben Hladik LB British Columbia Vernon, BC
5 40 Alfred Green DL Wilfrid Laurier Ajax, ON
6 51 Tyler Packer OL Calgary Calgary, AB

Preseason

Due to the shortening of the season, the CFL confirmed that pre-season games would not be played in 2021.[7]

Planned schedule

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent TV Venue
A 1 Sun, May 23 1:30 p.m. PDT at Calgary Stampeders NA McMahon Stadium
B Bye
C 2 Fri, June 4 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Edmonton Elks NA BC Place

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Regular season

Standings

Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
y–Winnipeg Blue Bombers 11 10 1 0 20 294 126 8–0 W8 Details
x–Saskatchewan Roughriders 11 7 4 0 14 239 219 3–4 W2 Details
Calgary Stampeders 12 6 6 0 12 269 228 4–4 W1 Details
BC Lions 11 4 7 0 8 228 282 1–6 L5 Details
Edmonton Elks 10 2 8 0 4 182 280 2–4 L6 Details

Schedule

The Lions initially had a schedule that featured 18 regular season games beginning on June 12 and ending on October 29.[5] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the Canadian Football League delayed the start of the regular season to August 5, 2021 and the Lions will begin their 14-game season on August 6, 2021.[7]

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 1 Fri, Aug 6 6:30 p.m. PDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 29–33 0–1 TSN Mosaic Stadium 33,350 Recap
2 2 Thurs, Aug 12 6:30 p.m. PDT at Calgary Stampeders W 15–9 1–1 TSN/RDS2 McMahon Stadium 21,029 Recap
3 3 Thurs, Aug 19 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Edmonton Elks TSN/ESPN2 BC Place
4 4 Sat, Aug 28 4:00 p.m. PDT at Ottawa Redblacks TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium
5 Bye
6 5 Sat, Sept 11 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks TSN/RDS BC Place
7 6 Sat, Sept 18 4:00 p.m. PDT at Montreal Alouettes TSN/RDS Molson Stadium
8 7 Fri, Sept 24 7:30 p.m. PDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders TSN/ESPN2 BC Place
9 8 Fri, Oct 1 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN/ESPNews BC Place
10 Bye
11 9 Sat, Oct 16 4:00 p.m. PDT vs. Calgary Stampeders TSN BC Place
12 10 Sat, Oct 23 4:00 p.m. PDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN IG Field
13 11 Sat, Oct 30 1:00 p.m. PDT at Toronto Argonauts TSN BMO Field
14 12 Fri, Nov 5 4:00 p.m. PDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field
15 13 Fri, Nov 12 7:30 p.m. PST vs. Calgary Stampeders TSN BC Place
16 14 Fri, Nov 19 7:30 p.m. PST vs. Edmonton Elks TSN BC Place

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Team

Roster

BC Lions roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Unsigned Free Agents

Italics indicate international players
Roster updated 2016-04-26
Depth Chart • Transactions
75 Active, 5 Unsigned Free Agents

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Coaching staff

BC Lions Staff
Front Office and Support Staff
  • Owner – David Braley
  • President and CEO – Dennis Skulsky
  • General Manager and Vice President of Football Operations – Wally Buono
  • Director of Football Operations & Player Personnel – Neil McEvoy
  • Director of US Scouting - Ryan Rigmaiden
  • Player-Business Developmental Advisor - Geroy Simon
  • Football Operations Consultant, Scout - Roy Shivers
  • Area Scout - Mike McCarthy
  • Video Assistant - Andrew Millin
  • Head Trainer - Bill Reichelt
  • Assistant Athletic Therapist - Tristan Sandhu
  • Strength and Conditioning Trainer - Chris Boyko
  • Equipment Manager - Ken "Kato" Kasuya
  • Equipment Assistant - Andrew Dubiellak
  • Equipment Assistant - Stu Mitchell
  • Director of Communications - Jamie Cartmell


Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

  • Special Teams Coordinator – vacant

Strength and Conditioning


→ Coaching Staff
→ More CFL staffs

References

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