
Bethel-Thompson, Alouettes look to rebound versus Rourke, Lions
MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes will once again turn to veteran backup quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson on Saturday night when they host the BC Lions at Percival Molson Stadium.
The 37-year-old gets his second straight start behind centre in place of injured starter Davis Alexander. Alexander, who suffered a hamstring injury during Montreal’s win over the Edmonton Elks on June 19, is expected back in time for Montreal’s next game against the Toronto Argonauts on July 17, according to head coach Jason Maas.
Bethel-Thompson will look to rebound following a 35-17 loss last Friday in Hamilton against the Tiger-Cats, during which he completed 24 of 41 passes for 203 yards and was intercepted twice.
“Every day I get more reps, I feel more and more comfortable,” said Bethel-Thompson. “I feel like we were prepared last week. I felt like we had a good week of practice and we were ready to go. Obviously that game didn’t go the way we wanted it to, but I felt like we had a good preparation again this week.