The B.C. Lions have signed former NFL receiver Marquez Callaway.
The six-foot-two, 204-pound target spent four seasons with the New Orleans Saints after signing with the team as an undrafted free agent in 2020. He played 45 regular-season games, made 17 starts, and caught 83 passes for 1,069 yards and seven touchdowns. Callaway also returned four kickoffs for 94 yards and 14 punts for 149 yards.
The 27-year-old signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2024 and played two regular-season games, though he didn’t register a catch. He was also a member of the Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, and San Francisco 49ers, though he didn’t dress for any of those teams during the regular-season.
The native of Warner Robins, Ga. played collegiately at the University of Tennessee where he made 92 receptions for 1,646 yards and 13 touchdowns, returned 40 punts for 543 yards and three scores, and returned nine kickoffs for 86 yards over 35 games. He was named second-team All-SEC in 2019.
Callaway earned $3.25 million over the course of his NFL career, according to Spotrac.
The B.C. Lions finished second in the West Division standings in 2025 with an 11-7 record and beat the Calgary Stampeders in the West Semi-Final before losing the West Final to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Nathan Rourke threw for 5,290 yards, 31 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions over 16 regular-season starts, posting an 11-5 record. He was also named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player.
The Lions ranked first in net offence, fourth in net defence, and sixth with a turnover differential of minus-four. James Butler rushed for 1,213 yards, Keon Hatcher led the CFL with 1,688 receiving yards, and Micah Awe led the league with 117 tackles. B.C. finished third in attendance with average crowds of 27,124, which was a 0.9 percent increase from the previous year.
