Lions QB Lulay to miss rest of CFL season due to knee injury

B.C. Lions' quarterback Travis Lulay sits on the sideline after leaving the game with an injury during the first half against the Montreal Alouettes in Vancouver on Sept. 8, 2017. (Darryl Dyck/CP)

VANCOUVER — B.C. Lions quarterback Travis Lulay will miss the rest of the CFL season due to a right knee injury.

He will be placed on the six-game injured list and will not return to action in 2017, the team said Tuesday in a release.

The Lions did not reveal specifics, only saying an MRI exam Monday afternoon confirmed Lulay’s "significant" injury.

It’s believed he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament after being tackled by Montreal’s Branden Dozier in Friday’s 41-18 victory over the Alouettes.

Lulay, who will turn 34 this month, entered the game as the CFL’s highest rated passer.

He started in place of Jonathon Jennings after the third-year QB struggled in three straight losses since returning from a shoulder ailment last month. Jennings finished the game with 295 passing yards and two touchdowns.

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