Draft Recap with J.C. Abbott & 1st-Round Pick Nate DeMontagnac

About this episode

The episode features a recap of the CFL Draft and an interview with first-round pick Nate DeMontagnac discussing his expectations.

It was a busy couple of days in Lions land, as the club landed a total of nine new prospects in the Canadian and Global Drafts. 3DownNation’s J.C. Abbott joins Matt & Nik in-studio for a thorough breakdown of all the Lions’ selections. The boys also debate the big news of a new playoff format and schedule for 2027. Wide receiver Nate DeMontagnac joins the podcast to discuss his excitement for going in the first round and what he expects to bring to this star-studded group of receivers. TIMESTAMPS: ⁣ 0:00 - intro 1:50 - CFL Canadian Draft recap 6:30 - playoff format change 13:45 - J.C. Abbott interview 40:18 - Nate DeMontagnac interview 47:26 - Go for it or Punt

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt, Nik

Guests: J.C. Abbott, Nate DeMontagnac

Topics covered

• CFL Draft
• playoff format
• football
• BC Lions
• Nate DeMontagnac
• J.C. Abbott

Keywords

• CFL
• draft recap
• Nate DeMontagnac
• J.C. Abbott
• BC Lions
• football
• playoff format

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BC Lions Football Club

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