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Mathieu Betts Returns to the BC Lions After NFL Stint

The BC Lions have reached an agreement to sign Canadian defensive end Mathieu Betts for the remainder of the 2024 season per TSN’s Farhan Lalji on Wednesday. This move comes shortly after Betts was released by the Detroit Lions as NFL teams made their final roster cuts on Tuesday. He played in all 3 of the Lions’ preseason games and recorded 2 solo tackles and a sack.

Betts had a strong showing in 2023 with the C Lions which saw him claim the CFL’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player award. He set a record last year for most sacks by a Canadian in a single CFL season at 18 over 18 games and also contributed 44 tackles, 4 forced fumbles, and a pass defended.

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell spoke highly of Betts to the media earlier in the month and how he “took a big step from where he was when he walked in the building”. According to Pro Football Focus last season, Betts led the CFL in total pressures by a wide margin.

It is hard to imagine him having a greater rate of success than what he had last season, but if the training camp and preseason with Detroit improved him as a player then quarterbacks around the league may be in trouble. We may be able to see him back in action as soon as this Saturday.

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Jonathan Clink joined CFL News Hub in early April of 2023. His primary responsibilities are covering the BC Lions and Montreal Alouettes. He self awarded himself the CFL Rookie Journalist of the Year in 2023 following the 2023 CFL season. He also proclaims himself to be a "really cool guy". He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and lived a large portion of his childhood in Northwest Ontario. He currently lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan and misses being being able to have 4 months of skating every winter. Clink has written over 240 articles for CFL News Hub. He was the publication's boots on the ground at the 2023 Grey Cup in Hamilton. Clink has always had an obsession for sport and has a background in other sports as well having played hockey all his life and soccer, basketball, and lacrosse in high school. As a young child he used to log his hockey statistics after every game which is either an indication that he was destined for the role or perhaps and indication that he is rather strange.
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  1. David Tress

    August 30, 2024 at 12:39 pm

    There are already voices complaining that B.C is breaking the salary cap by signing Matthieu Betts and Nathan Rourke. What are they suppose to do after losing 4 straight and the prospect of not making it to the Grey Cup looms over them? In fact, they would be better off to blow up the salary cap and sign Chase Claypool. He’s in B.C doing nothing anyway. They could pay the fine and still make a profit via marketing.

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