games. He would finish the season completing 29 of 54 passing attempts for 421 yards, with 2 touchdowns and 5 interceptions (53.1 passer rating). Edmonton Eskimos After winning the Grey Cup with the Redblacks in 2016, O'Brien signed with Edmonton Eskimos for the 2017 CFL season, reuniting him with former offensive coordinator and Edmonton Head Coach Jason Maas, and replacing the retired Jordan Lynch as the third quarterback, as well as holder for convert kicks and field goals. On August 11, 2018, O'Brien completed his first pass in nearly two years, on a fake field goal to defensive tackle Almondo Sewell. By the season's end he had completed four out of five passes for 44 yards; his one incompletion was an intercepted Hail Mary pass in at the end of a game. After going 15 of 26 for 93 yards in two preseason games to begin the 2019 season, and failing to produce a scoring drive, Logan Kilgore won the backup job and O'Brien was released. When asked about O'Brien's release, Edmonton kicker, Sean Whyte simply replied, "It sucks". O'Brien was the final member of the previous season's quarterback room to leave the team in 2019. BC Lions Following the preseason, O'Brien was reunited with Mike Reilly as his backup when he signed with the BC Lions. After Reilly suffered a season ending injury near the end of the regular season O'Brien made his starting debut for the Lions in Week 19 in a losing effort against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. In the game O'Brien completed 16 of 25 pass attempts for 171 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He retired during the following off-season. References External links Ottawa RedBlacks bio ESPN profile 1990 births Living people American football quarterbacks Canadian football quarterbacks Catawba Indians football players Maryland Terrapins football players Wisconsin Badgers football players People from Kernersville, North Carolina Players of American football from Minneapolis Columbus Lions players Ottawa Redblacks players Edmonton Elks players American players of Canadian football BC Lions players BC Lions coaches Sports coaches from Minneapolis Players of Canadian football from Minnesota