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By The Canadian Press

Lions boost secondary by adding veteran defensive back Jamal Parker

Feb 24, 2026 | 10:28 AM

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions have signed defensive back Jamal Parker, the CFL club announced Tuesday.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The 28-year-old from Pennsauken, N.J., had 36 defensive tackles, one interception, and a 60-yard fumble return touchdown in 11 games with Winnipeg last season.

Parker missed the 2024 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament sustained in training camp.

He had 50 defensive tackles, 11 special teams stops, one interception and a sack across 21 regular-season games with the Bombers over his first two CFL seasons in 2022 and 2023.

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Parker made his playoff debut in the 2022 Western final before recording four defensive tackles in a 24-23 Grey Cup loss to Toronto the next week.

He added a pair of defensive stops in a 28-24 loss to Montreal in the 2023 Grey Cup.


This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 24, 2026.

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