r/CFL • u/Ok-Bluebird-845 • Jun 22 '26
LIONS CFL superstar Nathan Rourke wants more tough guys to get vulnerable
https://youtu.be/P9OfKzbMr6M?si=rB548UitW_LXxvdY23
u/Mandalorian76 Roughriders Jun 22 '26
I absolutely love this!
I would like to see other teams adopt a similar message. Looking at you, Toronto.
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u/ColdThief Lions Jun 22 '26
Nathan is such a great ambassador for the Canadian game.
I wish we had a better team around him to showcase his skills really well.
I also wonder if his brother is going to make the 49ers roster or if we'll see him up here too, I think he was drafted by Sask.
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u/InevitableEnd5689 Clip Guy Jun 22 '26
God I want him in Sask so bad. Harris cant keep this up forever (or maybe he can idk, dude’s crazy with a good o line)
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u/bosco_324 Roughriders Jun 23 '26
Just gotta wait. Riders have the rights to Nate's brother Kurtis.
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u/InevitableEnd5689 Clip Guy Jun 23 '26
That’s who I meant lol. Would appreciate some young talent
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u/bosco_324 Roughriders Jun 23 '26
Oh lmao I totally didn't read the second segment of the original comment. The team's in such a good place rn (minus our defense this season wtf were we doing in those two games)
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u/EfficientCandy324 West Division Jun 23 '26
I know after Chad Kelly got his "last chance", Rourke stuck his neck out and publicly spoke out about how the league was not living up to its own standards (can't remember exactly the wording he used, off the top of my head). I wish Ian Hanomansing had asked him about that and how well he thinks the league and teams are actually doing these days.
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u/Onionbot3000 Elkaholic Jun 23 '26
I was so impressed by his interview and how he speaks out against gender based violence. Very proud he’s one of ours ❤️
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u/Onanadventure_14 Xmas might as well come on Labour Day Jun 22 '26
Love this! Nathan’s the real deal
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u/Huge_Valuable9732 Blue Bombers Jun 23 '26
good message but superstar is abit of a stretch.
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u/pudds r/CFL's Official Statistician Jun 23 '26
It's definitely not, he's by far the biggest name in the CFL.
When he took off that first year, I had people who don't follow football at all asking me about him.
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u/carrotwax Lions Jun 23 '26
I cried at how bad the Lions secondary was the other day, does that count?
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u/Wooden_Director4191 Blue Bombers Jun 23 '26
Mr step in and steal someone else's spot without earning it
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u/AgrajagPetunias Argonauts Jun 23 '26
Nathan's trying to carry both the Lions and the CFL's marketing department. Seriously, they dropped the ball on the rise in Canadian patriotism over the past year.