Ottawa Redblacks Make No Changes To Staff During The Off-Season

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