[10] Pipkin struggled in Week 14, throwing four interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns, en route to a 32–14 defeat by the BC Lions.
[11] In the days following Head Coach Mike Sherman announced that Manziel would start in the teams Week 15 match against the Bombers.
[15] He returned to action partway through the Al's Week 8 game against the Redblacks, after an injury to Vernon Adams, but Pipkin was unable to lead the team to victory, completing 8 out of 17 passes.
[16] Pipkin started in Week 9 for a still injured Adams, but was unable to lead Montreal to a win in the first ever weather shortened game.
As a backup to Matthew Shiltz who was starting in place of a suspended Adams, Pipkin fumbled the ball on a short yardage plunge at the BC Lions 2 yard line, costing the Alouettes the game.
[20] His release took effect prior to a series of off-season bonuses due to be paid totaling 23,500 CND over 4 months.
[23] He served primarily as the third-string quarterback during the 2021 season, but was elevated to the backup following the trade of Nick Arbuckle to the Edmonton Elks.
[29] The Lions' starting quarterback Nathan Rourke was injured at the time, and newly acquired Vernon Adams was still being brought up to speed with the offense.
[31] On July 18, 2023, It was announced that Pipkin had been signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats due to the injuries of starting quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell and backup Matthew Shiltz.