B.C. Lions praise former Canadian teammate Nathan Rourke in bid to make NFL's Jaguars

A video of a fourth-quarter touchdown throw from ex-B.C. Lion Nathan Rourke went viral on social media last week in his first pre-season game for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars.

In the video, the 25-year-old from Oakville, Ont., evades three tacklers before a Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman grabs hold of Rourke by the waist.

As he was being pulled down, Rourke managed to throw a 21-yard pass to Qadree Ollison to seal the 28-23 win. He ran in a four-yard TD just a few minutes earlier — along with a pass to get the two-point conversion — to put the Jags ahead 22-16.

"It was pretty incredible. Toughness and poise in the pocket to make a play like that," said Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson after the game. "I haven't seen too many plays like that."

The play was praised by NFL analysts and even NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes.

That was nasty!!!