CFLRourke received the George Reed Trophy for the first time at the CFL’s awards banquet on Thursday. Had career-highs in passing yards, touchdowns, rushing yardsThe Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 13, 2025 10:34 PM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.B.C. Lions’ Nathan Rourke speaks after being named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player at the CFL Awards in Winnipeg on Thursday, (Canadian Press)Nathan Rourke of the B.C. Lions is the CFL’s outstanding player.Rourke received the George Reed Trophy for the first time at the CFL’s awards banquet on Thursday.Voting was conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and all nine CFL head coaches.Earlier in the night, Rourke claimed the CFL’s top Canadian award.The Victoria native established career-highs in passing yards (5,290), touchdowns (31), rushing yards (564, tops among quarterbacks) and TDs (10) as the Lions led the CFL in offensive points (31.1 per game), net yards (430.2) and passing (325.4 per game). B.C. ended the regular season with six straight wins to finish second in the West Division with an 11-7 record.Bo Levi Mitchell of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats was also a finalist for the award for a second straight year. He led the CFL in pass attempts (626), completions (428), yards (5,296) and touchdowns (a career-best 36), and was the only quarterback to start all 18 regular-season games as the Ticats (11-7) finished first in the East Division.
B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke named CFL’s outstanding player, top Canadian
