REPORT: Star CFL Quarterback To Work Out For NFL Teams

REPORT: Star Canadian Football League Quarterback Set To Work Out For NFL Teams

November 16, 2022, 4:05pm EST (Updated: February 24, 2023, 8:20pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

Nathan Rourke holding football — VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – OCTOBER 16: Quarterback Nathan Rourke #12 of the BC Lions scrambles while being pressured by Shawn Lemon #40 of the Calgary Stampeders during the second half of CFL football action at BC Place on October 16, 2021 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)

A Canadian Football League quarterback might have his life change overnight if can make his way to the big leagues in the United States.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, quarterback Nathan Rourke will work out for NFL teams this week after his BC Lions got eliminated from the CFL playoffs.

BC Lions QB Nathan Rourke, who led the CFL this season in passer rating, is set to begin working out for NFL teams next week. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Rourke is from Ontario, played collegiately at Ohio, had a record 78.7 completion % last season, and now has NFL visits lined up.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 15, 2022

The 24-year-old is coming off a sensational season in the CFL during which he completed 78.7 percent of his pass attempts for 3,349 yards, 25 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions. He also ran the ball 39 times for 304 yards and seven scores.

Rourke went 8-1 as a starter before undergoing surgery in August to repair a Lisfranc sprain in his foot.

Before Canada, Rourke was a three-year starter at Ohio University from 2017-2019 where he threw for 7,457 yards, 60 touchdowns, and 20 interceptions.