SIDEBAR: SPOTLIGHT PROFILE<\/p>\n
Nathan Rourke \u2013 Card Spotlight<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old Victoria, B.C., native has quickly become the face of the BC Lions and one of the CFL\u2019s brightest stars. After a brief NFL stint with the New England Patriots, Rourke has thrived back in the three-down game.<\/p>\n
2025 Season (BC Lions)
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\n Games Played: 18
\n Completions: 352-of-500 (70.4%)
\n Passing Stats: 5,290 Yards | 31 TD \u2013 16 INT
\n Passer Rating: 112.2
\n Rushing Stats: 61 carries, 564 yards, 10 TDs
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Finished just six yards behind league passing leader despite missing two games; extended through 2028.<\/p>\n
Career CFL Totals (thru 2025)
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\n Games Played: 50
\n Passing: 795-of-1,115 (71.3%) | 11,174 Yards
\n Touchdowns \/ Interceptions: 63 TD \u2013 40 INT
\n Rushing Ground Work: 142 carries for 1,192 yards, 27 TDs
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Rookie Card Collectible Value<\/p>\n
Rourke\u2019s official CFL rookie cards come from the 2022 Upper Deck CFL set. Base versions and parallels are widely available to collectors, while autographed rookie cards have become particularly sought-after. Limited-edition parallels (including numbered versions and autographed memorabilia cards) regularly appear on the secondary market, with some high-grade PSA 10 examples of rarer inserts commanding three-figure prices. His 2020 Prizm Draft Picks collegiate rookie cards (from his time at Ohio University) also retain strong appeal for dual-sport collectors.<\/p>\n
With the Lions installed as co-favorites to hoist the Grey Cup and Rourke the heavy MOP favorite, 2026 could be the year the Canadian quarterback cements his legacy as one of the CFL\u2019s all-time greats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SIDEBAR: SPOTLIGHT PROFILE Nathan Rourke \u2013 Card Spotlight The 27-year-old Victoria, B.C., native has quickly become the face…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":681649,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[250139,49,48,521,522,520,250136,250144,250141,250143,250142,250145,250137,250138,250140,82],"class_list":["post-681648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-bc-lions-odds","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-cfl-2026-odds","tag-cfl-betting-preview","tag-cfl-futures-bovada","tag-cfl-most-outstanding-player-2026","tag-cfl-regular-season-win-totals","tag-grey-cup-2026-predictions","tag-grey-cup-favorites-2026","tag-montreal-alouettes-odds","tag-nathan-rourke-odds","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681648","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=681648"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681648\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/681649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=681648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=681648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=681648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}