VANCOUVER \u2014 The BC Lions announced on Monday that National offensive lineman Hunter Steward is retiring as a member of the team after signing a one-day contract.<\/p>\n
\u201cA great man once told me, \u2018Camp is a grind, and then it\u2019s over.\u2019 I have far too many names and memories to recognize any particular ones in detail. You all know who you are, and I thank you. We sure had plenty of fun in the trenches over the years. I\u2019m proud to be Forever a Lion,\u201d said Steward.<\/p>\n
RELATED Steward was selected sixth overall by the Lions in the 2013 CFL Canadian Draft out of Liberty University before making his debut with the club the following season. Suiting up at both guard and tackle, Steward made 89 regular season appearances and four more in the Grey Cup Playoffs across 2014-21.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom the time he first walked into our facility, Hunter demonstrated all of the excellent traits you look for in a professional,\u201d adds Lions\u2019 VP of football operations Neil McEvoy.<\/p>\n \u201cHis versatility and ability to overcome adversity were something every player should follow. We\u2019re grateful to have him retire as a member of the BC Lions.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2016, Steward was the Lions\u2019 nominee for the Jake Gaudaur Veterans\u2019 Award, given annually to the CFL player who best demonstrates the attributes of Canada\u2019s soldiers. Steward finished his career in Ottawa from 2022-23 and Edmonton in 2024 before a stint back with the Lions\u2019 practice squad in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"VANCOUVER \u2014 The BC Lions announced on Monday that National offensive lineman Hunter Steward is retiring as a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":724124,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-724123","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\/724123","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=724123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/724124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=724123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=724123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=724123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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