REDBLACKS BRING BACK ENTIRE STAFF

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – 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

(RedBlacks PR)