{"id":575500,"date":"2026-04-01T16:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/575500\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:34:10","slug":"is-nathan-rourke-leaving-bc-lions-why-cfl-news-reason-arent-what-you-think-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/575500\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Nathan Rourke leaving BC Lions? Why CFL news, reason aren’t what you think"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is Nathan Rourke leaving BC Lions? Why CFL news, reason aren’t what you think<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nathan Rourke has been a special CFL player for the BC Lions.<\/p>\n

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The superstar Canadian quarterback has won the league’s Most Outstanding Player honor and also holds the single-season record for completion percentage.<\/p>\n

American football fans may remember his name from his time with the Ohio Bobcats in the MAC.<\/p>\n

Now, though, fans are wondering what’s going on with Rourke.<\/p>\n

A social media post on Wednesday has put his future in doubt.<\/p>\n

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Is Nathan Rourke leaving BC Lions?<\/p>\n

No, it does not actually appear Rourke is leaving the CFL.<\/p>\n

The official team account posted this on social media, suggesting Rourke is leaving to prepare for flag football at the 2028 Olympics:<\/p>\n

The key is the date: April 1. It’s April Fools Day.<\/p>\n

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While there’s a tiny sliver of a chance that’s real, it wouldn’t make any sense as a career move for Rourke.<\/p>\n

Once you add up the news with the day, it becomes a lot clearer that this was just an attempt at being funny. Whether it landed or not is a different question.<\/p>\n

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