{"id":670242,"date":"2026-05-15T02:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T02:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/670242\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T02:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T02:24:09","slug":"bcfc-graduate-poissant-staying-humble-amid-push-for-starting-job-with-b-c-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/670242\/","title":{"rendered":"BCFC graduate Poissant staying humble amid push for starting job with B.C. Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"

His departure means the stable of starting receivers \u2013 Canadians Justin McInnis and Jevon Cottoy, along with Americans Keon Hatcher and Stanley Berryhill \u2013 has room for one.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Canadian receivers at training camp in Kamloops this month \u2013 Poissant, Nate Demontagnac, Nick Cenacle and Hergy Mayala \u2013 are well-positioned to make a run at the job.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it starts from the fact they want to give themselves every opportunity to improve along on the offensive line,\u201d TSN broadcaster Farhan Lalji told CFJC Sports. \u201cYou\u2019re seeing them play four American offensive linemen through the early stages of camp. The only way to do that is to get another Canadian on the field elsewhere. Getting a third Canadian starting receiver might be that. It looks so far like Kieran Poissant, the former junior football player, is probably going to get that first opportunity. They drafted Nate Demontagnac\u00a0really high. Once he gets fully healthy, he\u2019ll get an opportunity\u00a0to compete there, as well.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Poissant, a\u00a0former Westshore Rebels\u2019 standout, graduated from the Lions\u2019 practice roster in 2024 and played in 11 games with the CFL club that year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year was big special teams progression,\u201d said Poissant, who stands six feet tall and weighs 175 pounds. \u201cI wanted to get better at special teams. I wanted to learn and that\u2019s what I did. That allowed me to be more valuable to the team.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The sixth receiver last year, Poissant played in 16 games, catching six passes for 55 yards.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s an amazing player and person,\u201d Poissant said of Eberhardt. \u201cI learned a ton from him and I\u2019m extremely grateful for that. With his departure, somebody has to fill the spot.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lions receivers\u2019 coach Kevin Bourgoin said Poissant is tough and boasts a strong work ethic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMy expectation is he\u2019s just going to keep on getting better and better with the more plays and reps he gets,\u201d Bourgoin said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Demontagnac, hampered by minor injury in the early stages of camp, said he is embracing the pressure that comes along with knowing his every move is fair game for analysis.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cPressure is a privilege,\u201d said Demontagnac, the 6-foot-2, 186-pound\u00a0Mississauga, Ont., product who\u00a0caught 38 passes for 462 yards and two touchdowns last year with North Dakota. \u201cThat means I have expectations I want to meet. The thing that\u2019s been working for me is just trying to be myself, be consistent. If I do those two things, I feel like I\u2019ll be really happy with the results.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bourgoin said Demontagnac is intelligent and capable of playing in multiple positions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s long, with really good hands and good feet, so he can get in and out of cuts and breaks,\u201d Bourgoin said. \u201cHis consistency, as far as bringing\u00a0it from meetings to the game field, has been really good for a rookie.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hatcher offered advice for the prospective starters: \u201cLearn the offence, learn the playbook, make minimal mental errors and make those plays when they come your way.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Training camp is scheduled to resume on Thursday, with practice running from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Hillside Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"His departure means the stable of starting receivers \u2013 Canadians Justin McInnis and Jevon Cottoy, along with Americans…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":670243,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-670242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=670242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670242\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/670243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}