Nic Cross

Nic Cross (born June 22, 1999) is a Canadian former professional football linebacker and is a football operations assistant for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Amateur career Regina Rams Cross first began his U Sports football career with the Regina Rams in 2017. After a strong performance in training camp, he started at sam linebacker for the Rams in their season opener and played in all eight regular season games as a rookie. He led the team in tackles with 33 and had 26 assisted tackles, a sack, an interception, and a forced fumble. However, the awards were removed on June 20, 2018, after it was confirmed that he had failed a drug test due to testing positive for cannabis (a banned substance at the time).

Okanagan Sun Cross joined the Okanagan Sun of the Canadian Junior Football League for the 2018 season. He played in four games where he had eight tackles, two assisted tackles, and one fumble recovery for a touchdown.

UBC Thunderbirds Upon becoming eligible to return to play in U Sports, Cross transferred to the University of British Columbia to play for the Thunderbirds in 2019. That year, he led the nation in total tackles with 66.5 and also had a sack and an interception. Cross was subsequently named a U Sports First Team All-Canadian at linebacker.

Cross was drafted in the first round, ninth overall, by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 2021 CFL draft and signed with the team on May 21, 2021. He made the team's active roster following training camp in 2021 and played in his first career professional game on August 5, 2021, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, where he recorded two special teams tackles. He was released shortly before 2025 training camp on May 5, 2025.

Operations career On February 12, 2026, it was announced that Cross had joined the football operations staff of the Edmonton Elks as the team's football operations assistant.