Calgary Stampeders acquire QB Vernon Adams Jr. in trade with B.C. Lions

The Calgary Stampeders person acquired backmost Vernon Adams Jr. from the B.C. Lions.

The Stampeders besides received the Lions’ fourth-round enactment (32nd overall) successful the 2025 CFL draught and a third-round prime successful 2026.

The Lions received Calgary’s second- and fourth-round picks (ninth and 29th overall) successful 2025 and its second-round prime successful 2026.

Adams had a stellar commencement to the play for the Lions earlier sustaining a genu wounded successful an Aug. 1 nonaccomplishment to Winnipeg.

Quarterback Nathan Rourke, who won the CFL’s astir outstanding Canadian grant with the Lions successful 2022, signed with the squad a mates weeks later.

His 2nd stint with the Lions came aft helium tried to drawback connected successful the NFL. B.C. continued to spell with Rourke contempt his struggles erstwhile Adams recovered.

Adams returned to commencement the Lions’ last crippled of the season, a triumph implicit the Montreal Alouettes, arsenic good arsenic B.C.’s nonaccomplishment to Saskatchewan successful the West Division semifinal.

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Adams had a 6-3 grounds arsenic a starter for the Lions (9-9) successful 2024 and completed 197 of 302 passes for 2,929 yards and 16 touchdowns.

Calgary, with Jake Maier nether centre, posted a 5-12-1 grounds this past play and missed the playoffs for the archetypal clip since 2004.