The BC Lions\u2019 season begins in 50 days.<\/p>\n
And while Nathan Rourke still has his sights set on a Grey Cup, there\u2019s another goal in mind.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old recently joined<\/a> the Vancity Vice of B.C. Adult Flag Football League to help with his ambitions of representing Canada in flag football at the 2028 Olympics.<\/p>\n Even though Rourke is the reigning Most Outstanding Player in the CFL, he isn\u2019t taking the opportunity to play in the Olympics lightly.<\/p>\n \u201cI think I would be ignorant to say that I could just go and play it right away,\u201d Rourke told 3 Down Nation back in November.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201c[Flag football] is a little bit different, and as much as I\u2019d love to give my best shot, I think there are people that are more equipped for it at the moment than I am.\u201d<\/p>\n Well, in order to get equipped for the potential of representing his country in two years, Rourke is starting to play rec league flag football this weekend.<\/p>\n The Vancity Vice begin their season on Sunday at Cloverdale Athletic Park in Surrey, with back-to-back matches against The Honey Badgers (12:20 p.m.) and Hammertime (1:35 p.m.).<\/p>\n Rourke may be able to suit up for the Vancity Vice throughout the regular season, which concludes on May 6. BC Lions training camp is scheduled to begin on May 10 in Kamloops.<\/p>\n It\u2019s the beginning of helping Rourke realize a dream.<\/p>\n \u201cIn 20 years, to be able to say that I was on an Olympic team and we won gold against the U.S. on their soil, that would be pretty special,\u201d Rourke recently told Postmedia\u2019s Steve Ewen.<\/a><\/p>\n