KELOWNA – One of the Okanagan Sun’s defensive stars last season is getting a shot at the big leagues.
The B.C. Lions picked Brennan Van Nistelrooy in the sixth round of this year’s CFL Draft.
Last year Van Nistelrooy lead the Canadian Junior Football League in interceptions.
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Van Nistelrooy is following in the footsteps of another Sun player.
At the 2015 CFL draft Dexter Janke was picked 44th overall by the Calgary Stampeders.
Van Nistelrooy is expected to attend a B.C. Lion’s camp later this month in Kamloops.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders had the top pick at this year’s draft. They selected University of Oklahoma player Josiah St. John who hails from Toronto.
– with files from Ryan Waters with the Okanagan Sun Football Club