B.C. Lions release Canadian defensive end Foley, American quarterback Gale

VANCOUVER — Canadian defensive end Ricky Foley, a three-time Grey Cup champion, was released Wednesday by the B.C. Lions.

B.C. also cut quarterback Mitchell Gale.

The six-foot-three, 243-pound Foley had one tackle, four special-teams tackles and a sack in 11 games last season with the Lions. It was Foley’s second stint in B.C., playing his first four CFL campaigns in Vancouver.

Foley, 35, of Courtice, Ont., has played 12 CFL seasons with the Lions, Toronto and Saskatchewan. He has registered 347 tackles and 61 sacks in 193 career regular-season games.