May
Lions add 4th QB to camp
Courtesy Edmonton Journal:
Wally Buono once had some pretty good luck with a quarterback out of the state of Montana
named Dave Dickenson. So the head coach and GM of the B.C. Lions probably couldn’t resist
rolling the dice one more time.
The Lions announced Wednesday they have signed Travis Lulay and will have him on hand when
training camp opens June 7 in Abbotsford.
While Lulay played his collegiate ball at Montana State and Dickenson is a University of
Montana product, Lulay’s record in university football is almost as impressive. When he left
Montana State, he held school records for career passing yardage (10,724), completions
(889), passing yards in a season (3,485 in 2004) and passing yards in a game (516). He also
led his team in rushing yardage in his senior year with 611.
A 6-2, 216-pound native of Salem, Ore., Lulay is just the fifth quarterback in NCAA history
to throw for 10,000 yards in a career and run for 1,000. He’s the only new pivot the Lions
have signed this off season, joining holdovers Buck Pierce, Jarious Jackson and Zac Champion
on the Leos’ camp roster.
“We had eight free agent camps this off-season and looked at a lot of quarterbacks,” said
Buono. “Travis was at our camp in Portland, but we’ve been following him for a couple of
years. He doesn’t have a cannon for an arm, but he probably gives us the most of what we’re
looking for.”
Since completing his collegiate career in 2005 Lulay has had stints with the New Orleans
Saints and in NFL Europe with the Berlin Thunder. Most recently, he spent time on the
practice roster of the Seattle Seahawks.
“The [Seahawks] brought him back three times,” says Buono. “They must have seen something
they liked.”
