BC Lions Season Starts Soon

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The 2026-27 BC Lions season is gearing up to kick off, starting with the preseason, which starts on May 23rd for the Lions, with the Edmonton Elks coming to town.

To prepare for the new season, the BC Lions have signed a lot of players to boost the secondary, as well as a speedy young receiver to help out quarterback Nathan Rourke on the outside, who also signed an extension with the team till 2028.

On the defensive side of the ball, the BC Lions picked up C.J. Coldon and Essang Bassey. C.J. Coldon was picked up after he started 17 games for the Ottawa Redbacks last year. Essang Bassey joins him in the defensive backfield as well this season. Essang has also played in the NFL as well, so he brings a higher pedigree to the team as well.

On the offensive side of the ball, the team signed Silas Bolden. The wide receiver was signed on April 15th. He became well known after his heroics during the Peach Bowl with Oregon State. He build is speed doing kick off returns for the team, and his outside bursts of speed and explosive agility.

With those new signings, there is a lot of interest for the team that was two games away from the Grey Cup. Before the team can start the season, they do have to play their preseason game against the Elks, which is being held in Langford, on Vancouver Island.

The thing is, the game is already officially sold out. The local excitement for the team is real, and is only building. After their game against the Elks, the BC Lions will travel to Winnipeg to face off against the Blue Bombers to wrap up their preseason.

The trouble starts for when they start their regular season. Because the FIFA World Cup will be happening during the same time as the start of the season, the BC Lions will not be able to play at BC Place.

Instead, they will be playing their first two regular-season games up in Kelowna at the Apple Bowl against the Saskatchewan Rough Riders. They have made an entire event out of it, calling it the “Lions in the Okanagan”.

Some important upcoming dates for the BC Lions is April 28th for the 2026 CFL Draft, where the Lions have seven picks, May 10th, the opening of training camp, and finally June 13th for the start of the Preseason.