RICK CAMPBELL LEAVING REDBLACKS
Ottawa Redblacks head coach Rick Campbell will not return next season.
The Redblacks said they are parting ways with Campbell in an announcment on Monday. The team said Campbell informed the club he felt he could not continue as head coach.
When asked by The Canadian Press if it was his decision to leave, Campbell said, “I told them that the status quo was not best for the Redblacks and decisions were made from there.”
The move comes after a season in which the Redblacks finished last in the CFL with a record of 3-15.
Campbell had been coach of the Redblacks since their expansion 2014 season. He guided Ottawa to the Grey Cup game in three of the past four seasons, winning the title in 2016.
Last off-season, the Redblacks lost several star players in free agency, including quarterback Trevor Harris.
Redblacks general manager Marcel Desjardins opted to go with backup Dominique Davis and CFL veteran a Jonathon Jennings at quarterback. After a 2-0 start, the Redblacks faltered badly.
(Canadian Press/Photo: CFL.ca)
You can expect Campbell to end up in Edmonton barring a minor miracle. That minor miracle is Edmonton ending up in the Grey Cup. Maas is on very thin ice & his relationship with Reilly was the only thing that saved him last year. He’s a leftover from the Hervey era & could end up in BC. The Eskimos will almost certainly have a new HC next year & maybe Campbell walked away from his final year in anticipation of this move – there are a lot of ex-RB’s in the Edmonton organization. Although there may be other candidates –… Read more »
I’d take Campbell in Winnipeg
If the Bombers are 1 & done again I could see LaPolice getting promoted, though Campbell is certainly a possibility.