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OTTAWA — The Ottawa REDBLACKS announced on Friday that the club’s full coaching staff and full-time football operations staff from this past season will return for the 2019 CFL campaign.
After winning the CFL’s East Division to earn a spot in the 106th Grey Cup game, General Manager Marcel Desjardins and Head Coach Rick Campbell will return to work in 2019 with a full slate of familiar faces on the field and in the front office.
“One of the foundations of a successful organization is continuity and the REDBLACKS are excited to announce the return of the entire coaching staff and the entire full-time football operations staff,” said General Manager Marcel Desjardins. “The ability to deliver this continuity in today’s CFL is a rarity and is reflection of the shared commitment that exits within our franchise.”
They include:
- Jaime Elizondo, Offensive Coordinator
- Noel Thorpe, Defensive Coordinator
- Bob Dyce, Special Teams Coordinator
- Mark Nelson, Linebackers Coach
- Winston October, Receivers Coach
- Leroy Blugh, Defensive Line Coach
- John McDonell, Offensive Line Coach
- Beau Walker, Running Backs Coach
- Patrick Bourgon, Defensive Assistant Coach
In the front office, returning in 2019 under General Manager Marcel Desjardins are:
- Jeremy Snyder, Assistant General Manager
- Jean-Marc Edme, Director of Player Personnel
- Joey Swarbrick, Coordinator of Football Operations
- Pier-Yves Lavergne, Player Personnel Assistant
- Marcelo Cuenca, Head Athletic Therapist
- Nick Mercuri, Strength and Conditioning Coordinator
- RJ James, Equipment Manager
- Drew McCormick, Assistant Equipment Manager
- Colin Farquharson, Video Coordinator
- Braun Gheller, Video Assistant
- Adrien Bourdon, Football Operations Assistant
- Philippe Moreau, Football Operations Assistant
