The B.C. Lions are set to sign former Montreal Alouettes defensive lineman Nick Usher according to TSN’s Farhan Lalji on Saturday. Usher was released by the Alouettes three weeks ago.
Nick Usher is six foot four and weighs 256 pounds. The 28-year-old from Los Angeles, California, had five tackles and one sack for the Alouettes in 2023. In 2022, Usher had 29 tackles and three sacks in 13 games for Montreal.
The Alouettes signed Usher as a free agent on February 9, 2021. In his first season, he made 35 tackles, five sacks, and one forced fumble in 14 games. He played three seasons in Montreal with 68 tackles and eight sacks.
Before Montreal, Usher signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2017. Then, he signed with the New England Patriots shortly after Seattle released him. He played one preseason game for New England but was released at the end of training camp.
After New England, Usher signed with the Edmonton Eskimos. He played two seasons in Edmonton with 46 tackles (43 DT, 3 ST), seven sacks, and four forced fumbles in 26 games, of which 16 were starts.
He was released by Edmonton to sign with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020 but he suffered an injury during training camp and was released. After Las Vegas, he signed with Montreal.
Collegiately, Usher played four seasons at the University of Texas-El Paso (2013-16) with 179 tackles (89 solo, 90 assists), 23.5 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and two blocks in 49 games for the Miners. He was an All-Conference USA Honorable Mention in 2015.
