Sean Whyte, the White Rock native and kicker for the BC Lions, has signed a one-year contract extension. Whyte is thrilled to remain with his home team and aims to win a championship for the Lions. He had a stellar 2023 season, setting franchise records and earning accolades.
Sean Whyte is exactly where he wants to be. The White Rock native and BC Lions kicker, who just signed a one-year contract extension with the province's Canadian Football League team, is happy to stay in the place where he grew up — and where he first started to play in the CFL . 'It's a big deal for my family that I stay here ... again my dream is to win a cup for my home team,' Whyte said at a media availability Wednesday (Jan. 8), which he attended with his wife and three-month-old daughter.
'I feel good — just as a golfer, you get better and better with age. I think what I lack now is power,' he added, but noted he's about to start training with his former BC Lions strength coach Chris Boyko.'I actually start on Monday with him. ... I'm going to be pretty sore for the next few week, but my goal is to get the power back.' The Semiahmoo grad, who was born and raised in White Rock and South Surrey, moved away to play for the CFL in Montreal and Edmonton before returning to his home province in 2022, signing a two-year contract extension with the Lions that December. He enjoyed an amazing season in 2023, connecting on 50 of 53 field goal attempts – a league-leading rate of 94.3 per cent – the exact same as the 2024 season. Now 39, the CFL kicker also broke the Lions' franchise record for most consecutive successful field goals, previously held by Paul McCallum — and tie Lui Passaglia's franchise single-game record (seven field goals vs/ Saskatchewan). Because of his phenomenal play, he earned the West Division nomination for outstanding special teams player last year and was named a CFL and West Division all-star for a second straight season. BC Lions vice-president of operations Neil NcEvoy said Whyte is an outstanding individual as well as a high-percentage kicker. 'It's a no-brainer to keep a guy like that around,' he said Wednesday, noting the BC Lions have a history of great, B.C. kickers. 'Big Lou (Passaglia) and Paul (McCallum) and now Sean Whyte .
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