Paris jackson bc lions biography

A local boy making it to the big league is a feel-good story often told in professional sports.  Less often, however, does that same local boy have the opportunity to craft a career wearing his hometown team colours. 

At nearly 28 years of age, Lions receiver Paris Jackson has suited up for the Black-and-Orange for all of his six CFL seasons, not missing a game to date since his rookie year in 2003.  In that time, Paris has become an integral part of the Lions offense and has progressively increased both his receiving yards and his receptions totals each season.  A glance into the stands at the sea of #19 jerseys is proof that Lions fans love their homegrown heroes.

Now a resident of Vancouver’s downtown core – literally just steps away from Lions home turf at BC Place – the Carson Graham Secondary-grad and soon-to-be father dishes on what makes him a permanent Vancouverite at heart:

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