The Calgary Stampeders have acquired quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. from the B.C. Lions.
The Stampeders also received the Lions’ fourth-round selection (32nd overall) in the 2025 CFL draft and a third-round pick in 2026.
The Lions received Calgary’s second- and fourth-round picks (ninth and 29th overall) in 2025 and its second-round pick in 2026.
Adams had a stellar start to the season for the Lions before sustaining a knee injury in an Aug. 1 loss to Winnipeg.
Quarterback Nathan Rourke, who won the CFL’s most outstanding Canadian award with the Lions in 2022, signed with the team a couple weeks later.
His second stint with the Lions came after he tried to catch on in the NFL. B.C. continued to go with Rourke despite his struggles when Adams recovered.
Adams returned to start the Lions’ …