he's back looking every bit the champion CFL Watchers came to know and love during Nathan Mor's first in with the BC Lions in 2021 and 2022 forget about a gradual re-entry the 26-year-old from Victoria will return to the starting quarterback position in Sunday's critical game with only a few days of practice under his belt that was quick a lot of was a lot of information at once but uh I think it was a good week of prep it's kind of a whirlwind um the transition getting them in here but had a we had a full week of practice which was great and he did did a good job and he's ready to go in his first go round with BC RoR set a pro football record for pass completion percentage and was named cfl's most outstanding Canadian he was signed by the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars early last year swarmed stays on his feet somehow making highlight reels everywhere with this preseason play alluding not one not two not three but four tacklers before throwing for a touchdown did the magician work but the NFL is a tough nut to crack for a Canadian quarterback and after bouncing through four different teams in 18 months BKE says he is at peace with the decision to come home I went down to the NFL without any regrets I come back with no regrets and I and I just I'm hopeful for the opportunities that present himself in the future you know I'm really excited about this team and what I the role that I can play in it and I'm excited to be playing ball again I I just got my last one and it's all it's all signed fans like Teresa and Wong who came all the way from the Okanogan couldn't be more delighted to see him back very exciting very oh he was so good when he was here and to come back here it's awesome good for for the Lions and good for the league you can just feel the excitement and I always get a real good gauge on when I walk my dog in my neighborhood and neighbors are coming out out of their houses when they see me just cuz they want to talk about it R's contract with the Lions will make him the highest paid player in the CFL next year earning close to $800,000 Karen Larson CBC News Siri