RIDERS SIGN BOYKO, O’BRIEN HEADS TO PENN STATE

REGINA – The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed offensive lineman Brett Boyko.

The six-foot-seven, 305-pound Saskatoon native played 15 games for the B.C. Lions in 2019, his first season in the CFL.

The Lions drafted Boyko in the second round (14th overall) of the CFL draft out of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, but he started his professional career south of the border.

Boyko signed with the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2015 and spent the season on their practice roster.

He then spent three seasons with the San Diego Chargers, appearing in one NFL game.

He was then a member of the San Diego Fleet of the AAF before the league ceased operations.

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VANCOUVER – The BC Lions Football Club announced today that running backs coach Danny O’Brien has accepted a position on the staff of Penn State University.

Said Lions co-GM/head coach Rick Campbell: “We congratulate Danny on a big opportunity for a young coach working his way into the profession. We wish him well.”

O’Brien originally joined the Lions staff as offensive assistant in January 2020 after spending his final season as a quarterback with the squad in 2019.

(With files from CP/Lions PR)