'Stakes are high, because I haven't been to a Grey Cup yet,' Adams said. 'So I'm hoping I can take it one play at a time, one practice at a time, one game at a time'

Once upon a time, the two were teammates with the BC Lions.

But the price became too steep for the West Coast club to keep both talents at the quarterback position.

So one of them had to be moved.

Happily for the Calgary Stampeders, that’s what brought them Vernon Adams Jr. in the Canadian Football League off-season — a move that has helped kick them into gear in what has been a tremendous turnaround season.

And the Lions haven’t fared too shabby either, as that decision to favour Nathan Rourke over Adams has paid off handsomely for them on the 2025 campaign.

That brings us to the CFL West Division semifinal between the

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