“Part of it,” Rourke said, “is bittersweet, with all the great things I had with the Lions. But I am excited for the future. I’m just really excited to get started with the Jaguars.”
Rourke was born in Victoria, B.C., and raised in the West Oak Trails area of the west-of-Toronto suburb of Oakville. He has dreamed of playing in the NFL since he started idolizing Brett Favre about as far back as he can remember, he told Postmedia three years ago.Article content After playing one season of junior-college ball in Kansas — for the Fort Scott Community College Greyhounds — he took a scholarship offer from Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference . He started for three years, leaving Ohio U as one of the most accomplished players in Bobcats history.Article content
“You kind of feel out what the situation’s going to be at those clubs, and what the interest level is, and then you go from there and try to figure out what the best fit might be,” Rouke said. “We definitely heard from more than 12 teams, but we felt that 12 would be the number we felt comfortable spending time to work out with.Article content
“First and foremost, Henry Burris,” he said. “I had a chance to work with him in the off-season last year. He’s with the Jaguars right now , and he and coach Pederson go way back. And there’s the assistant running backs coach Tyler Tettleton, who’s an Ohio Bobcat who worked with my brother last year.”Article content“Coach Pederson has shown that he’s very good with developing quarterbacks.
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