{"id":282110,"date":"2025-11-14T07:46:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T07:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/282110\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T07:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T07:46:12","slug":"mathieu-betts-named-most-outstanding-defensive-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/282110\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathieu Betts named Most Outstanding Defensive Player"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WINNIPEG \u2014 Mathieu Betts has done it again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Canadian pass rusher has been named Most Outstanding Defensive Player in 2025, two years after capturing the award in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Betts was instrumental in helping the Lions capture 11 wins and finish second in the West Division.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2780408 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762780508_415_112th-Grey-Cup-Logo-EN.png\" alt=\"112th GREY CUP\" width=\"144\" height=\"113\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"CT\"\/>112th GREY CUP<br \/>\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2025\/11\/12\/the-weekly-say-picks-for-the-2025-cfl-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2025\/11\/12\/the-weekly-say-picks-for-the-2025-cfl-awards\/\" aria-label=\"The Weekly Say: Picks for the 2025 CFL Awards - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-original->The Weekly Say: Picks for the 2025 CFL Awards<\/a><br \/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2025\/11\/10\/cfl-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2025\/11\/10\/cfl-awards\/\" aria-label=\"Watch the CFL Awards on CFL+ - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-original->Watch the CFL Awards live on CFL+ on Thursday<\/a><br \/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2025\/11\/11\/kpmg-playoff-probability-who-will-win-the-112th-grey-cup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2025\/11\/11\/kpmg-playoff-probability-who-will-win-the-112th-grey-cup\/\" aria-label=\"KPMG Playoff Probability: Who will win the 112th Grey Cup? - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-original->KPMG Playoff Probability: Who will win the 112th Grey Cup?<\/a><br \/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2025\/11\/11\/3-storylines-that-could-define-the-112th-grey-cup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2025\/11\/11\/3-storylines-that-could-define-the-112th-grey-cup\/\" aria-label=\"3 storylines that could define the 112th Grey Cup - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-original->3 storylines that could define the 112th Grey Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BETTS BRINGS HIM DOWN!<\/p>\n<p>First sack of the season for the Quebec native!<\/p>\n<p>Tune into <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WestJet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@WestJet<\/a> Canada Day Weekend.<br \/>\ud83d\udcc5: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCLions?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@BCLions<\/a> vs Roughriders LIVE NOW<br \/>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6: TSN, CTV<br \/>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8: CBSSN<br \/>\ud83c\udf0d: CFL+ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ddi9a4UHm3\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Ddi9a4UHm3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CFL (@CFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFL\/status\/1939115044190740892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">June 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was really ecstatic to win it again,\u201d said Betts. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot of hard work. People believed in me. I had the chance to have a lot of solid people around me and a great team in BC. Couldn\u2019t have a better group of guys playing around me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The defensive lineman led the league in sacks for the second time in three years, finishing with 15 quarterback takedowns, two clear of second-place.<\/p>\n<p>The Montreal native registered 68 defensive plays, including 42 defensive tackles, four forced fumbles, four pass knockdowns, two tackles for a loss and one fumble recovery. He was named Most Outstanding Defensive Player in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>                                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WINNIPEG \u2014 Mathieu Betts has done it again. 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