The BC Lions have signed star CFL wide receiver Keon Hatcher Sr. to a two-year contract extension through the 2027 season.
The 31-year-old led the CFL with 1,688 receiving yards on a career-high 102 receptions with nine touchdowns in 2025. The six-foot-one, 212-pound pass catcher added eight receptions for 126 yards and one touchdown in two playoff games, a West semi-final win over the Calgary Stampeders and a West final loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He became eligible to become a free agent in February.
“Hatch (sic) epitomizes what it means to be a BC Lion,” general manager Ryan Rigmaiden said in a statement. “He is a dynamic playmaker, smart, strong and puts the team before himself. As great as he has become on the field, I am just as proud of the leadership role he has taken on and the impact he has in our dressing room. I look forward to what he and Nathan Rourke do in the future.”
3DownNation confirmed the message Canadian Press Hatcher's deal is worth $630,000 in hard money over two years, with a maximum total value of $645,000.
The Tulsa, Oklahoma native has 305 receptions for 4,779 yards during his five-year CFL career, which ranks 14th on the Lions' all-time list. If he has another 1,000-yard season in 2026, he'll be in the top 10.
Hatcher took 4th place in the ranking 3DownNation'list of the top 50 pending CFL free agents.
The BC Lions finished second in the West Division standings in 2025 with an 11-7 record and beat the Calgary Stampeders in the West Semi-Finals before losing to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the West Final. Nathan Rourke threw for 5,290 yards, 31 touchdowns and 16 interceptions in 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 offense, fourth in net defense and sixth with a minus-four turnover margin. 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. British Columbia ranked third in attendance with an average attendance of 27,124, up 0.9 percent from the previous year.
