One of the lowest points of Mike Reilly’s football career is connected with one of its most heartwarming moments. On Oct. 12, 2019, at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium, the B.C.
Lions quarterback was hit by Edmonton Eskimos defensive lineman Kwaku Boateng. Reilly went to the locker-room and an X-Ray confirmed he had a broken left wrist.
The game was still in the first half, so Reilly decided to return to the bench to watch the rest of the game between the Lions and his former team. “When I was walking along the sideline, the fan base on the visitor’s sideline started to notice that I was walking down the sideline,” Reilly recalled. “I got a standing ovation of fans standing up and clapping and wishing me the best.