Nathan Rourke was born on May 24,1998 and is a Canadian professional football quarterback for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.
28 Facts About Nathan Rourke
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Nathan Rourke was born in Victoria, British Columbia and grew up in Oakville, Ontario.
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Nathan Rourke played minor football for the Burlington Stampeders before playing for three years at Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School in Oakville.
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Nathan Rourke transferred to Edgewood Academy in Elmore, Alabama, for his senior season of high school football.
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Nathan Rourke then transferred to Ohio University, where he started at quarterback for three years for the Bobcats.
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Nathan Rourke was the first winner of the Jon Cornish Trophy as the top Canadian football player in the NCAA for 2017, and repeated as winner in 2018.
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Nathan Rourke was ranked as the seventh-overall prospect entering the 2020 CFL Draft after being ranked third overall in both September 2019 and December 2019.
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Nathan Rourke was eventually drafted in the second round with the 15th overall pick by the BC Lions.
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Nathan Rourke was the highest drafted Canadian quarterback since Jesse Palmer in the 2001 CFL Draft.
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On May 19,2021, Nathan Rourke signed a three-year contract with the Lions.
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Nathan Rourke completed 10 of 18 passes for 194 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
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Nathan Rourke was replaced in the second half by Reilly, but Rourke finished the game for the Lions.
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Nathan Rourke spent most of the 2021 season as the backup for Reilly and being used in short yardage situations.
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Nathan Rourke started the final game of the regular season on November 19,2021, where he completed 23 out of 34 pass attempts for 359 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions.
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Nathan Rourke had seven rush attempts for 34 yards with three touchdowns as he earned his first career win as a starter in the victory over the Edmonton Elks.
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On June 25,2022, Nathan Rourke set the record for most passing yards by a Canadian quarterback in a CFL game with 436 against the Toronto Argonauts.
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Nathan Rourke set a Lions club record that night for pass completions in a single game with 39, breaking Buck Pierce's previous record of 38.
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Unfortunately, on August 19,2022 Nathan Rourke left a game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders with a foot injury.
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Nathan Rourke was leading the league in passing attempts, completions, completion percentage, passing yards, yards per attempt, passing touchdowns, and quarterback rating.
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Nathan Rourke was second in the league with seven rushing touchdowns.
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Nathan Rourke ended the season leading the league in passer efficiency, completion percentage and yards per game.
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In January 2023 Nathan Rourke had workouts with five more NFL teams: Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, New York Giants, and Cleveland Browns.
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On January 16,2023, it was officially announced that Nathan Rourke had signed a three-year contract with the Jaguars of the NFL.
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On December 18,2023, Nathan Rourke was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots.
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On May 6,2024, Nathan Rourke was released by the Patriots.
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On May 7,2024, Nathan Rourke was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants.
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Nathan Rourke completed eight of 25 pass attempts for 126 yards and two interceptions in his return to the Lions.
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The Lions lost their fourth game in a row in Nathan Rourke's second start as he completed 21 of 34 passes for 234 and one interception in the loss to the Ottawa Redblacks.