Canadian QB Rourke suffers foot injury as Lions defeat Roughriders for 5th straight win
CBC
Nathan Rourke's amazing season hit a bump in the road on Friday night when the B.C. Lions quarterback was injured in a 28-10 CFL victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
The 24-year-old quarterback went down early in the fourth quarter with an injury to his right foot after he was sacked by Saskatchewan defensive lineman Pete Robertson.
Lions head coach Campbell left no room for speculation, insisting there is little known without further evaluations.
"We're just not going to know until some more tests are done," he said. "The doctors say, you just can't know until you get it checked out, so there's a wide range of [possible] outcomes and we'll find that out as soon as we can.
"We'll evaluate after we see what's going on, but we'll be smart with it. Hopefully we're talking that he's coming back really soon."
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Despite Rourke wearing a walking boot when exiting the field after the game, Campbell said the first-year starter looked better in the dressing room.
"He was able to put any weight on it, he was walking around in the locker room," he said. "He's obviously in some pain... He was feeling pain at the beginning on the sideline, but now he's got a smile on his face.
"He's happy the team won. I think he's just going to wait and be patient and see what we're dealing with."
Rourke has become a strong contender for the CFL's Most Outstanding Player award this season with his combination of passing and running abilities — and Friday was no exception.
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Rourke completed 22 of 31 passes for 375 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions as the Lions improved to 8-1 and extended their winning streak to five games.
He also rushed for 63 yards on three carries, including a 36-yard run in the third quarter that set up an 11-yard touchdown pass to Bryan Burnham.
Rourke set the tone for the Lions in the first half, going 16-of-22 passing for 285 yards and one touchdown. Both his interceptions also came in the opening half.
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