BC Lions Thread

[jerrym]

BC has signed three International DL: Ivan McLennan, Josh Kaddu, and Se'Von Pittman.

McLennan (6’3”, 240) appeared in 11 games for the Montreal Alouettes last year notching 17 defensive stops, a sack and three special teams tackles. The California native who attended Washington State was an undrafted free agent signing of the Atlanta Falcons in 2016 before joining the Als.

Kaddu (6’3”, 245) was a fifth-round selection of Miami Dolphins in the 2012 NFL Draft and dressed in five games over a pair of seasons. After attending training camp with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2014, the University of Oregon standout saw action in one more regular season game with the Minnesota Vikings before being waived the following year.


Pittman (6’3”, 270) joins the Leos after signing as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2017. The four-year starter from the University of Akron piled-up 49 solo stops and four sacks during his time with the Zips.

https://www.bclions.com/2018/03/13/l...efensive-line/

[jerrym]

Jonathan Jennings talks about new GM Ed Hervey, new coach Marcus Howell and his shoulder injury that limited his performance for most of last season below.

Jennings has had a few lengthy conversations with GM Ed Hervey and has liked what the new boss has been preaching.
“I like the way he’s doing things. He’s a real straightforward guy who is going to tell you how he feels,” said Jennings. “He has a vision of us being successful, doing things the right way and building our core group of guys. He’s doing his best to put the pieces in place and I’m excited about that. He’s really confident in me, he’s confident in our team and what we can do and I’m excited to work with him.”
The change that will impact him the most on a day-to-day basis are the additions of new offensive coordinator Jarious Jackson and receivers coach/pass game coordinator Markus Howell. Under their guidance, the Saskatchewan Roughriders led the CFL in passing last season. Jennings can’t wait to team up with the ‘other’ JJ. ...


“We’ve had some conversations and it’s all been positive,” explained Jennings.
“I’ve heard a lot about him through Travis and other guys who have played for him. He has talked about structure and how he wants to build things up. Change sometimes is a good thing. Sometimes you need a clean slate. I’m excited to get into the film room with Jarious and get to work.”
Now healed, the injured shoulder Jennings suffered in a memorable week three victory in Hamilton last season played a big role in what transpired the rest of the way. It was not the end result many had envisioned after everything seemed to go right in Jennings’ first full season as a starter where he joined Doug Flutie, Casey Printers and Dave Dickenson as the only quarterbacks in franchise history to pass for over 5,000 yards in a single season.
Players approach these setbacks in different ways. Jennings is of the mind you can’t simply just forget it. "You use it as motivation. There was one other time in my football career when I was on a sub .500 team and that next year we came out with a bang because we felt we had to turn it around. I'm doing everything in my power to flip that around and I'm sure most of my teammates are doing the same. It's not fun to lose and we obviously don't want that. It's about getting back to the football we know we can play: winning football."

https://www.bclions.com/2018/03/22/j...eared-up-2018/