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]

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

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

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CFL National Draft

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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

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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

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Preseason

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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

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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

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Roster

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BC Lions roster
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Running backs

Fullbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 102 Roster
Roster updated 2020-08-17 • Depth chartTransactions Archived 2015-11-09 at the Wayback MachineMore CFL rosters

Coaching staff

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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
 

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References

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  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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