This week weB次元官网网址檙e doing something different. We decided to write about some interesting things that fly under the radar with the B.C. Lions, so here are Ten Things You Probably DidnB次元官网网址檛 Know About Your B.C. Lions.
1) Guard Sukh Chungh is the teamB次元官网网址檚 unofficial DJ.
The departure of Dom Rhymes left a void on the team and weB次元官网网址檙e not talking about the receiver position.
Rhymes, you see, was the team DJ on all the flights coming home.
Enter Chungh.
B次元官网网址淗eB次元官网网址檚 OK but there is an issue in that he keeps forgetting to download the music before he gets on the plane. HeB次元官网网址檚 an old man but heB次元官网网址檚 getting there,B次元官网网址� says fullback David Mackie.
Chungh doesnB次元官网网址檛 necessarily know how he got the gig but heB次元官网网址檚 running with it.
B次元官网网址淚 have a diverse music catalogue. I can go from country to rap to EDM (Electronic Dance Music). The Punjabi is yet to come but that is going to happen. When youB次元官网网址檙e sitting in front of me (on the plane), donB次元官网网址檛 be shocked when it does,B次元官网网址� says Chungh, now in his ninth CFL season.
And Chungh disputes the claim that he doesnB次元官网网址檛 have enough music downloaded.
B次元官网网址淵our sources are wack. I know your source,B次元官网网址� laughs Chungh looking at Mackie a few yards away. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e actually switched my mobile plan and I am getting faster downloads.B次元官网网址�
2) Kicker Carl Meyer and his wife house-sat for StiflerB次元官网网址檚 Mom.
Meyer is a former rugby player who is trying to crossover into football as a kicker and is currently on the Lions practice roster as a Global player.
He has played rugby in his native South Africa, Wales and France. Meyer also played in New Orleans with NOLA Gold of Major League Rugby.
It was during his time in New Orleans that Meyer and his wife (Carolyn Ray) house sat for Jennifer Coolidge and hung out on occasions with the award-winning actress.
Coolidge recently starred in two seasons of The White Lotus but is best known for her role as B次元官网网址楽tiflerB次元官网网址檚 MomB次元官网网址� in the American Pie quartet of movies.
As Coolidge told Meyer B次元官网网址� and is on the record in several interviews - being known as B次元官网网址楽tiflerB次元官网网址檚 MomB次元官网网址� has had its benefits when it comes to her social life.
3) Receiver Alexander Hollins is the Lions self-proclaimed Four Square champion.
The rules of Four Square are ambiguous at best but the Lions have their own version of the game that they play every day in the locker room at the teamB次元官网网址檚 Surrey practice facility.
The games get so loud that the noise from the trash talking permeates to the executive offices on the second floor.
As for those rules? Well, thatB次元官网网址檚 up for debate says punter Stefan Flintoft.
B次元官网网址淎t one point last year there was a cardboard cutout with rules written on it. It was like the Ten Commandments of Four Square that Sione (Teuhema) wrote out,B次元官网网址� Flintoft told us recently on an edition of Lions On Tap.
That codified version has disappeared.
B次元官网网址淎ll I know is that theyB次元官网网址檙e all sweating and yelling during their games,B次元官网网址� adds Flintoft.
The only thing for certain is that Hollins thinks heB次元官网网址檚 the top dog.
B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 the best. No ifs, ands or buts about it. IB次元官网网址檓 the best. They can fight for second or third place or whatever. IB次元官网网址檓 the best,B次元官网网址� Hollins deadpanned after practice recently.
4) Center Tyler Packer is the teamB次元官网网址檚 best video gamer.
Very rarely can you get a unanimous answer when you pose a question to a team but ask any Lion who the best gamer is and itB次元官网网址檚 not even close.
Center Tyler Packer.
The 6B次元官网网址�6B次元官网网址� 315-pound giant who hails from Calgary owns all, particularly when it comes to his game of choice which is Call of Duty.
Packer played video games growing up but really sharpened his skills during COVID to the point where heB次元官网网址檚 actually played in professional tournaments with some gaming teammates.
His gaming career is now on the back-burner, but make no mistake about it, heB次元官网网址檚 the best on the team.
5) Kicker Sean Whyte is the teamB次元官网网址檚 best golferB次元官网网址or now.
The Lions have some pretty good golfers on the team but Whyte takes great pride in his game - so much so that he got riled up a couple of years ago when he B次元官网网址榙roppedB次元官网网址� to fourth in a draft for a team event.
Mackie organizes a team golf outing every year but he always allows for some high handicap golfers to be captains and select the teams.
Somewhere over Manitoba on a flight home after a game back east, Whyte fell to the fourth pick overall and it didnB次元官网网址檛 sit well with the future Hall-of-Famer.
HeB次元官网网址檚 the best but his reign may soon be over for a variety of factors.
Quarterback Jake Dolegala is nipping on WhyteB次元官网网址檚 heels as is Mackie, who shot a 78 from the blues at Kings Links by the Sea recently.
More importantly, Whyte will have to overcome two of the biggest challenges that face ANY golfer.
HeB次元官网网址檚 getting married and he has a newborn on the way.
6) Linebacker Ryder Varga is probably the smartest player on the team.
Varga was selected by the Lions in the 2022 CFL Draft but decided to stay at the University of Regina to finish his degree in Environmental Engineering.
B次元官网网址淚 told teams I wanted to go back to school to finish my last three classes and get my degree,B次元官网网址� said Varga.
As for being the smartest guy on the team?
B次元官网网址淚 donB次元官网网址檛 want to say that but maybe IB次元官网网址檓 the best at math,B次元官网网址� said Varga with a laugh.
7) Defensive tackle Tibo Debaillie is the teamB次元官网网址檚 resident expert on the B次元官网网址榦therB次元官网网址� football.
While Whyte jumped on the England bandwagon during Euro 2024, itB次元官网网址檚 Debaillee who is the biggest fan of the Beautiful Game.
B次元官网网址淗e (Whyte) only watched the Euros for England but Josh (Archibald) is a very big Manchester City fan as is our equipment guy Aaron (Yeung),B次元官网网址� noted Debaillie.
Being from Belgium, itB次元官网网址檚 understandable that Debaillie loves soccer.
B次元官网网址淢y favorite team is Liverpool and back home itB次元官网网址檚 Club Brugge, who just became champions of Belgium,B次元官网网址� said Debaillie.
8) Linebacker Bo Lokombo travelled to Kenya this past off-season with World Vision.
It has always been a dream for the veteran Lions linebacker to travel to Africa, and when World Vision was looking for ambassadors from the CFL, Lokombo pounced on the opportunity.
The foundation helps impoverished kids throughout the world and that aligned with LokomboB次元官网网址檚 core values.
B次元官网网址淭he trip to Kenya took a couple of years to get ready for but it was something I couldnB次元官网网址檛 pass up on. It was an amazing eight days,B次元官网网址� said Lokombo, who was joined by CFL players Miles Brown (Saskatchewan), Henoch Muamba (Toronto), Eugene Lewis (Edmonton), Dom Rhymes (Ottawa) and Tyron Vrede (Ottawa).
9) Quarterback Chase Brice was in Trevor LawrenceB次元官网网址檚 wedding party.
Jacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence is one of the NFLB次元官网网址檚 biggest stars and most think his B.C. connection lies with former Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke, who spent most of last season with the Jags.
But his biggest link to the Leos is current third-string quarterback Chase Brice, who spent the first three years of his college career at Clemson and backed up Lawrence for the last two.
The pair became such close friends that Brice wound up being a groomsman at LawrenceB次元官网网址檚 wedding in 2021.
B次元官网网址淭hat was a really cool moment for me and him. For the longest time, it seemed it was just me, him, Ben Batson and Patrick McClure,B次元官网网址� Brice told BCLions.com during a recent interview.
The four Clemson players developed a special bond over that short period of time. B次元官网网址淲e were always together and doing things. WeB次元官网网址檇 go over to TrevorB次元官网网址檚 and shoot hoops in the garage or just hang out and watch The Office. WeB次元官网网址檇 do a lot of low-key things,B次元官网网址� noted Brice.
10) Cornerback Ciante Evans has worked the last three Super Bowls.
B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 a contracted gig. I work for a company that handles transportation and logistics,B次元官网网址� explained Evans.
According to Evans, the company is called the SP Plus Corporation and it provides parking facility management services. One of their contracts is with the NFL for the Super Bowl.
B次元官网网址淚 help with transportation logistics. ItB次元官网网址檚 basically ingress and egress. WeB次元官网网址檒l be at a staging area and get people on buses and then send them to the stadium or wherever else they need to go. Then we will take them back to where we picked them up,B次元官网网址� said Evans.
Veteran B.C. sports personality Bob B次元官网网址渢he MojB次元官网网址� Marjanovich writes twice weekly for Black Press Media.
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