{"id":496968,"date":"2026-02-24T19:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/496968\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T19:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:56:14","slug":"lions-sign-defensive-back-jamal-parker-calgary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/496968\/","title":{"rendered":"Lions sign defensive back Jamal Parker &#8211; Calgary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted February 24, 2026 1:29 pm<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdated February 24, 2026 1:30 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>VANCOUVER \u2013 The B.C. Lions have signed defensive back Jamal Parker, the CFL club announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Terms of the deal were not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old from Pennsauken, N.J., had 36 defensive tackles, one interception, and a 60-yard fumble return touchdown in 11 games with Winnipeg last season.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRelated Videos\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Calgary Close-up: Quarterback play key if Stamps are to advance in CFL playoffs'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771962972_116_SAT_SENICK_THUMB_011125.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t9:46<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalgary Close-up: Quarterback play key if Stamps are to advance in CFL playoffs\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tPrevious Video<\/p>\n<p>\t\tNext Video<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Parker missed the 2024 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament sustained in training camp.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11679229\/us-judge-bars-release-trump-document-report\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771962972_979_donald-trump.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tU.S. judge permanently bars release of report on Trump document case\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a 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to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<p>He had 50 defensive tackles, 11 special teams stops, one interception and a sack across 21 regular-season games with the Bombers over his first two CFL seasons in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Parker made his playoff debut in the 2022 Western final before recording four defensive tackles in a 24-23 Grey Cup loss to Toronto the next week.<\/p>\n<p>He added a pair of defensive stops in a 28-24 loss to Montreal in the 2023 Grey Cup.<\/p>\n<p>This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 24, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By The Canadian Press The Canadian Press Posted February 24, 2026 1:29 pm Updated February 24, 2026 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