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BC Lions Select Receiver Benjamin Plu in CFL European Draft

April 11, 2019 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
B.C. Lions News Release


(Vancouver) The BC Lions Football Club today announced they have selected receiver Benjamin Plu of France in the CFL's inaugural European Draft held earlier today.

Plu (6'3", 190) hails from Le Mans, France and spent the 2018 season with the Thonon-les-Bains Black Panthers tallying 22 receptions for 450 yards and seven touchdowns. The former member of France's U19 team had previously attended McGill University in 2016 and hauled-in five passes for 75 yards and a major that year.

Plu along with WR Alvarez Gerardo, DL Octavio González and WR Fernando Martinez who were selected by the Lions following the LFA-CFL Combine held in January, will all be in attendance when the Leos head to Kamloops for Training Camp in May.

BC Lions season tickets for 2019 are available now and start at just $29.90 per seat.

The BC Lions Football Club plays host to the 16th annual Orange Helmet Awards with keynote speaker Drew Bledsoe on Thursday, April 25 at the Westin Bayshore presented by Coast Capital Savings.

BC Lions Training Camp presented by Sun Peaks Resort kicks off in Kamloops on Sunday, May 19.

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