Tyler Packer | |
Image Upright: | 1 |
Team: | BC Lions |
Number: | 62 |
Position1: | Offensive lineman |
Birth Date: | 13 July 1999 |
Birth Place: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 6 |
Weight Lb: | 315 |
College: | Calgary |
High School: | Notre Dame High |
Cfldraftedyear: | 2021 |
Cfldraftedround: | 6 |
Cfldraftedpick: | 51 |
Cfldraftedteam: | BC Lions |
Playing Team1: | BC Lions |
Playing Years2: | –present |
Playing Team2: | BC Lions |
Career Footnotes: | |
Career Highlights: |
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Status: | Active |
Import: | no |
Cfl: | tyler-packer/166285/ |
Tyler Packer (born July 13, 1999) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Packer played U Sports football for the Calgary Dinos from 2017 to 2021.[1] [2] He started at right tackle in the Dinos' 55th Vanier Cup victory over the Montreal Carabins in 2019.[2] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 U Sports football season.
Packer was selected in the sixth round, 51st overall, by the BC Lions in the 2021 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 21, 2021.[3] However, he was released at the end of training camp on July 29, 2021, and returned to the Dinos.[4] After completing his U Sports eligibility, Packer re-signed with the Lions on December 14, 2021.[4]
In 2022, Packer began the season on the practice roster following training camp.[5] He then made his professional debut on September 17, 2021, against the Calgary Stampeders in his hometown in his old university stadium at McMahon.[2] [5] He played in two regular season games, both against the Stampeders, as a backup offensive lineman in 2022 while spending the rest of the season on the practice roster.[5] [6] He re-signed with the Lions on November 28, 2022.[7]
In the 2023 season, Packer spent most of the year on the practice roster, but dressed for one regular season game in September.[2] [6] He signed again with the Lions on November 22, 2023.[8]
Following training camp in 2024, Packer made the team's opening day roster as a backup offensive lineman.[9] After starting centre Michael Couture suffered an injury, Packer made his first professional start in the season's second game on June 15, 2024, against the Stampeders.[9] [10]