B.C. Lions linebacker says 'misconception' led to post-game brawl with Alouettes
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Several players from both sides were involved in the fracas just outside the tunnel that leads to the Alouettes dressing room. Lions defensive lineman Kemoko Turay and Montreal defensive lineman Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund were central figures. There also was an unidentified practice roster player in street clothes who seemed to be in the middle of it as well. TSN's camera doing post-game interviews on the field caught Lions players running toward the melee.
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The Lions had won the game on a 43-yard field goal from Sean Whyte with no time showing on the clock.
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'Right now, it's in the league's hands,' Lions head coach Buck Pierce said Monday. 'We'll discuss with them.
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Tempers flared after the game Lions/Alouettes game in Montreal tonight 👀 pic.twitter.com/AwYiqWcs0H
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) July 6, 2025
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According to a statement that Turay sent to 3DownNation via a Lions representative, he had gone toward the Montreal dressing room to reconnect with Alouettes offensive lineman Jamar McGloster, who he knows from past football stops. Turay explained that 'he was approached by another individual who was trash-talking and telling him to leave the area.' Tempers flared. He maintained that Adeyemi-Berglund landed the first punch.
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Montreal head coach Jason Maas had a different story for the media there Saturday, telling them that 'apparently someone tried to get into our locker room, and you're not just going to get into our locker room.' Maas admitted that he didn't see how the incident started.
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'I don't know what happened. I know our team, our guys, did not feel very good about someone else trying to step into our locker room after that game, but I'll let everything get sorted out,' Maas said. 'I'm sure they got plenty of video on it to see what did transpire. I don't think any player around the league needs to go into an opposition locker room right after a game, let alone that kind of game.'
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'Nobody is going to accomplish anything by going into the other team's locker room alone. It's just common sense,' Awe said.
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'It was just a miscommunication across the teams, where someone thought something was happening. That's all it was. I know all those guys. I was like 'just back up. No big deal. Move on. It's a long season.''
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Lions offensive lineman Chris Schleuger and George Una, along with Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive linemen Micah Johnson and Mike Rose, were all fined by the league last week for their roles in an altercation during B.C.'s 37-18 loss to the Roughriders on June 28. There were five players across the league fined then.
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B.C. offensive lineman Kory Woodruff was fined by the league for making contact with an official during B.C.'s 27-14 loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on June 21. Woodruff was one of eight players fined that week.
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