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**rphillips** · 08-13-2023, 01:16 PM

Don't blame Jacksonville, ya'll ought to not be such cheapskates, maybe he'd have stayed.

**bccap** · 08-13-2023, 01:25 PM

Originally posted by rphillips View Post

Don't blame Jacksonville, ya'll ought to not be such cheapskates, maybe he'd have stayed.

It's a much smaller league. I think he was making under 200 grand here but it was his rookie year. Top dollar for a CFL player is 500 to 600 grand . When I was a kid they all had other jobs. I had one of the Lions players as an elementary school teacher . I'm just joking about Jacksonville I hope he does well there .....

**rphillips** · 08-13-2023, 01:33 PM

Yep, I saw it was just poking at Jacksonville... I'm still trying to imagine the $$$$$$ our pro players get in all sports. For me totally unimaginable.

**LAB3** · 08-14-2023, 03:48 PM

Isn't Canadian football a lot like the Jamaican Bobsled Team? Of course I'll give credit where credit is due by adding "OLD TIME HOCKEY!"

**argonsagas** · 08-15-2023, 10:25 AM

Originally posted by LAB3 View Post

Isn't Canadian football a lot like the Jamaican Bobsled Team? Of course I'll give credit where credit is due by adding "OLD TIME HOCKEY!"

Just like that bobsled team, Canadian teams need runners to compete and their physical condition is critically important. Just take a look a their shape and you will understand why.
Also, in parts of Canada, especially the western ones, winter weather comes early, so Cool Running is the norm.

**BigD_83** · 08-22-2023, 05:59 PM

...and he made the 53 man roster. No small achievement for a Canadian kid. I hope we get to see him play, but not at the expense of Trevor Lawrence getting hurt, which means JAX either winning or losing games by a huge margin.

**BigD_83** · 08-28-2023, 10:31 PM

I guess I saw an article that was a bold prediction, not the actual roster as Jax waived Nathan Rourke today. Given his performance, I would have thought he had earned a spot, but NFL teams are loathe to have 3 QBs on their active roster.

Correct me if I am wrong, but to keep him around the organization, he would have to clear waivers, then they could hire him back to the practice squad?

Selfishly, I hope he chooses to play and comes back to Vancouver.

Jaguars 2023 cuts tracker: QB Nathan Rourke among waived players

https://jaguarswire.usatoday.com/lists/jaguars-2023-cuts-53-man-roster-released-waived/

The Jaguars have until 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday to cut their roster down to 53 players. We’ll track every move right here: