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Defensive lineman Betts signs one-year extension with B.C. Lions to avoid free agency
The two-time CFL most outstanding defensive player stays in Vancouver after a 15-sack season and avoids free agency.
- Two-Time CFL most outstanding defensive player Mathieu Betts signed a one-year contract extension with the B.C. Lions, keeping the star defensive lineman from hitting free agency.
- Following his release during Detroit Lions training camp in 2024, Betts returned to Vancouver and recorded 13 tackles, two sacks, and an interception return touchdown over the final seven games.
- Betts made history last season as the first Canadian to win the CFL's most outstanding defensive player award twice, leading the league with 15 sacks and 42 defensive tackles.
- The 31-year-old Montreal native was selected third overall in the 2019 CFL draft by the Edmonton Elks and played two seasons there before joining the Lions ahead of 2022.
- In 2023, Betts recorded a franchise-record 18 sacks and 44 defensive tackles, becoming the first player in more than three decades to record nine sacks over a three-game span.
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Defensive lineman Betts signs one-year extension with B.C. Lions to avoid free agency
VANCOUVER - Two-time CFL most outstanding defensive player Mathieu Betts has signed a one-year contract extension with the B.C. Lions, keeping the star defensive lineman from hitting free agency.
·Toronto, Canada
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