M. Betts released....signed with BC

[Blue In BC]

He's potentially a free agent if he returns to the CFL. He might end up on the Detroit Lions PR or get picked up elsewhere in the NFL.

It will take a couple of days to see what he does.

If he returns to the CFL, the BC Lions may not be able to afford him after signing Rourke. So what might his new ask be and who is able / willing to pay it.

Comments in 2023 were that he was sort of a 1 trick player which never seemed fair. For the right price it would be worth a discussion with his agent.

Not signing a new deal during CFL free agency might make it more difficult to reach the same $$$ he might have earlier.

[The Zipp]

Montreal will scoop him somehow...

[ModAdmin]

He's potentially a free agent if he returns to the CFL. He might end up on the Detroit Lions PR or get picked up elsewhere in the NFL.

It will take a couple of days to see what he does.

If he returns to the CFL, the BC Lions may not be able to afford him after signing Rourke. So what might his new ask be and who is able / willing to pay it.

Comments in 2023 were that he was sort of a 1 trick player which never seemed fair. For the right price it would be worth a discussion with his agent.

Not signing a new deal during CFL free agency might make it more difficult to reach the same $$$ he might have earlier.

Even though he is a Canadian I can't see him upstaging Haba or Garbutt.

[Blueforlife]

Big cake

[Pigskin]

Maybe the Lion's will also release Manu. We could us him right now on our OL.

[Pete]

Mtrl is a strong possibility as well as I believe he has ties there.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

He's a guy that would move the needle. We need pass rush badly and I'd rather spend on him than import receiver where we are allocating too much in my opinion.

[Jesse]

He's a guy that would move the needle. We need pass rush badly and I'd rather spend on him than import receiver where we are allocating too much in my opinion.

I certainly wouldn't complain if we signed him. I don't think he'd move the needle as much as you say, but you can't choose who becomes available.

[Blue In BC]

Bears also released Theo Benedet after giving him $100K USD in guaranteed money. Maybe that was a move just before being added to their PR. I wasn't expecting that on a priority undrafted signing previously.

Anyway, as I said, I don't know who will be able to afford / want Betts. He'd be a valuable addition but at what cost. He doesn't even have to beat out a starter to provide value.

Question # 1 is does he even return to the CFL this season. He could be another quick signing somewhere like Rourke and Mack in the past couple of weeks.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Bears also released Theo Benedet after giving him $100K USD in guaranteed money. Maybe that was a move just before being added to their PR. I wasn't expecting that on a priority undrafted signing previously.

Anyway, as I said, I don't know who will be able to afford / want Betts. He'd be a valuable addition but at what cost. He doesn't even have to beat out a starter to provide value.

Question # 1 is does he even return to the CFL this season. He could be another quick signing somewhere like Rourke and Mack in the past couple of weeks.

Wasn't Betts asking the Lions for $250k or more to sign before signing with Detroit?  Wherever he goes he won't play for cheap.

[Blue In BC]

Wasn't Betts asking the Lions for $250k or more to sign before signing with Detroit?  Wherever he goes he won't play for cheap.

Yes it was quite a bit of money he was looking for or was offered by BC. That was then and this is now. We wondered how if the Lions would need to make some roster adjustments to fit in Rourke. Finding a half year salary for Betts won't be easy.

Montreal was mentioned as a possible destination but they just extended Mack to a 4 year deal. I haven't heard whether that included a jump for the balance of 2024. That could be an issue for them.

He probably clears waivers in the next few days so we'll see what happens.

[dd]

Interesting. If he comes available, interesting to see who has cap space to sign him for what he wants. BC will be out, I can't see us signing him given the performance of our D--I am good going status quo forward. I think our need is to find another solid option at O Tackle as we saw when Stan went down, we had nothing to put in his place.

[Jesse]

Remembering that no one needs to commit more than the balance of this year. It's not going to be as hard to fit in as it sounds.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Remembering that no one needs to commit more than the balance of this year. It's not going to be as hard to fit in as it sounds.

True but if he signs a multi year deal, the team signing him will have to deal with his full salary next season.  I can't find what he was asking for this year, but at the time it seemed pretty outrageous, it would have made him the highest paid DE in the CFL.

[Pete]

feels like a number of canadians being  or have been released unfortunately it will likely help the wrong teams
Betts  free agent
Mack  mtrl
Benedet OL  - BC
Uguak DL Mtrl (currently injured designated waiver
hergel OL  sask
Gallimore dl  mtrl
Anim Dankwah ol  toronto
Luiji Vilain ol toronto
Julian Good-Jones free agent
Jonathan Sutherland mtrl
Tevaughn Campbell db  fa
also Dakota Shepley, Nikola Kalinic te, Brett Rypkin,  qb (these players said to be added to practice roster)

4 of the above mtrl owns the rights. Still time for these players to be added to practice rosters.
Looks like Giovanni Manu our pick has made the detroit roster