2016 BC Lions season

2016 BC Lions season
Head coach	Wally Buono
General manager	Wally Buono
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	0–0
Division place	TBD, West
Playoff finish	TBD
Uniform

The 2016 BC Lions season will be the 59th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 63rd overall. The Lions will attempt to improve upon their 7–11 record from 2015, qualify for the playoffs for the 20th straight year, and win their 7th Grey Cup championship. This will be the team's second stint under now ninth-year head coach, Wally Buono, and his 14th season as the general manager. Buono took over the position following Jeff Tedford's resignation on December 2, 2015.

For the seventh consecutive season, the Lions will hold training camp at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops, British Columbia with rookie camp beginning Wednesday, May 25 and main camp beginning on Sunday, May 29.^[1]

Offseason

Free agents

Position	Player	2015 Team	Date Signed	Notes
WR	Emmanuel Arceneaux	BC Lions	December 17, 2015	Two-year contract
DB	Steven Clarke	Tennessee Titans	January 11, 2016
LB	Rennie Curran
OL	Kirby Fabien	BC Lions	December 15, 2015	Two-year contract
DB	Eric Fraser	BC Lions	December 18, 2015	Two-year contract
RB	Andrew Harris	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	February 9, 2016
LB	Alex Hoffman-Ellis	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	February 9, 2016
DB	Josh Johnson	Jacksonville Jaguars	February 12, 2016
RB	Pascal Lochard	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	February 9, 2016
QB	Travis Lulay	BC Lions	February 8, 2016	Two-year contract
OL	Matt Norman
OL	Jovan Olafioye	BC Lions	January 14, 2016	Three-year contract
DB	Cord Parks
RB	Chris Rainey	BC Lions	February 9, 2016
DT	Khreem Smith
WR	Courtney Taylor
OL	Dean Valli			Retired

^[2]

CFL Draft

The 2016 CFL Draft will take place in the spring of 2016.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	3
2	12
3	21
4	30
6	48
7	57

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
A	Sat, June 11	6:00 p.m. PDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders			TBA	Mosaic Stadium
B	Fri, June 17	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders			TBA	BC Place

Regular season

Standings

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
BC Lions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Details
Calgary Stampeders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Details

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
1	Sat, June 25	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders			TSN	BC Place
2	Fri, July 1	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats			TSN	Tim Hortons Field
3	Thurs, July 7	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts			TSN	BC Place
4	Sat, July 16	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders			TSN	Mosaic Stadium
5	Bye
6	Fri, July 29	7:00 p.m. PDT	at Calgary Stampeders			TSN	McMahon Stadium
7	Thurs, Aug 4	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Montreal Alouettes			TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium
8	Sat, Aug 13	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats			TSN	BC Place
9	Fri, Aug 19	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders			TSN	BC Place
10	Thurs, Aug 25	4:30 p.m. PDT	at Ottawa Redblacks			TSN	TD Place Stadium
11	Wed, Aug 31	4:30 p.m. PDT	at Toronto Argonauts			TSN	BMO Field
12	Fri, Sept 9	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes			TSN/RDS	BC Place
13	Bye
14	Fri, Sept 23	7:00 p.m. PDT	at Edmonton Eskimos			TSN	Commonwealth Stadium
15	Sat, Oct 1	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks			TSN	BC Place
16	Sat, Oct 8	1:00 p.m. PDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers			TSN	Investors Group Field
17	Fri, Oct 14	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers			TSN	BC Place
18	Sat, Oct 22	4:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos			TSN	BC Place
19	Sat, Oct 29	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders			TSN	Mosaic Stadium
20	Sat, Nov 5	4:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders			TSN	BC Place

Team

Roster

BC Lions roster

Quarterbacks

10 Jonathon Jennings QB
14 Travis Lulay QB
1 Greg McGhee QB

Running backs

Receivers

83 Stephen Adekolu WR
84 Emmanuel Arceneaux WR
88 Geraldo Boldewijn WR
16 Bryan Burnham WR
17 Austin Collie WR
85 Shawn Gore SB
7 Lavelle Hawkins WR
87 Marco Iannuzzi WR
13 Terence Jeffers-Harris WR
17 Nick Moore SB
71 Derek Yachison WR

Offensive linemen

-- Levy Adcock OL
51 Campbell Allison OL
55 Jaskaran Dhillon OL
57 Tommie Draheim OL
50 Kirby Fabien G
66 Jason Foster OT
62 Cody Husband G
63 Jovan Olafioye OT
68 T-Dre Player G
67 Hunter Steward G
58 Cameron Thorn G

Defensive linemen

53 Alex Bazzie DT
90 Michael Brooks DL
48 Maxx Forde DL
78 David Ménard DL
91 Zach Minter DT
98 Ese Mrabure-Ajufo DL
93 Craig Roh DL
99 Jabar Westerman DE

Linebackers

Defensive backs

11 Mike Edem DB
37 Eric Fraser DB
27 Darious Lane DB
6 T. J. Lee DB
20 Keynan Parker S
21 Ryan Phillips DB
9 Chris Rwabukamba S
-- Brandon Stewart DB
25 Ronnie Yell DB

Special teams

40 Mike Benson LS
19 Anthony Fera P/K
3 Richie Leone P/K

Unsigned Free Agents

36 Rennie Curran LB
59 Matt Norman C
26 Cord Parks CB
94 Khreem Smith DE
86 Courtney Taylor SB

Italics indicate international players
Roster updated 2016-02-11
Depth Chart • Transactions
58 Active, 5 Unsigned Free Agents

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Coaching staff

BC Lions Staff

Front Office and Support Staff

Owner – David Braley
President and CEO – Dennis Skulsky
General Manager and Vice President of Football Operations – Wally Buono
Director of Football Operations & Player Personnel – Neil McEvoy
Director of US Scouting - Ryan Rigmaiden
Player-Business Developmental Advisor - Geroy Simon
Football Operations Consultant, Scout - Roy Shivers
Area Scout - Mike McCarthy
Video Assistant - Andrew Millin
Head Trainer - Bill Reichelt
Assistant Athletic Therapist - Tristan Sandhu
Strength and Conditioning Trainer - Chris Boyko
Equipment Manager - Ken "Kato" Kasuya
Equipment Assistant - Andrew Dubiellak
Equipment Assistant - Stu Mitchell
Director of Communications - Jamie Cartmell

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Wally Buono

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks – Khari Jones
Running Backs – Adam Blasetti
Receivers – Marcel Bellefeuille
Offensive Line – Dan Dorazio

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs – Mark Washington
Defensive Line – Robin Ross
Linebackers – Chris Tormey

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Marcello Simmons

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning Trainer – Chris Boyko

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References

BC Lions

Founded in 1954 Based in Vancouver, British Columbia

The Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head Coaches Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks

Stadiums	Empire Stadium Empire Field BC Place

Culture	The Lions Leo the Lion Nickname: The Leos Fight song: "Roar You Lions Roar" composed by Dal Richards and his Orchestra

Lore	Annis Stukus Willie "The Wisp" Fleming Defeated Baltimore in the Grey Cup First Grey Cup of New Millennium Labour Day Classic Kapp becomes first Lion to win MVP of West Division Joe Paopao, The Throwin’ Samoan James "Quick" Parker

Important Figures	David Braley Wally Buono Annis Stukus Bob Ackles By Bailey Clem Crowe Herb Capozzi Tom Hinton Tom Brown Joe Kapp Dave Skrien Lonnie Dennis Ted Gerela Jim Evenson Jackie Parker Al Wilson Cal Murphy Lui Passaglia Jerry Tagge Roy Dewalt Matt Dunigan Doug Flutie Mervyn Fernandez Don Matthews Mark Gastineau Danny McManus Darren Flutie Damon Allen Robert Drummond Sean Millington Casey Printers Dave Dickenson Geroy Simon

Retired Numbers	5 15 22 30 38 52 60 75 81 97

Key Personnel	Owner: David Braley General Manager: Wally Buono Head Coach: Jeff Tedford

Grey Cup Championships (6)	1964 1985 1994 2000 2006 2011

Western Division Championships (10)	1963 1964 1983 1985 1988 1994 2000 2004 2006 2011

Current League Affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West

BC Lions seasons

1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

2016 CFL season by team

Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

See also	2016 CFL Draft 104th Grey Cup

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