Chris Jones (Canadian football coach)

Chris Jones
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Date of birth (1967-09-25) September 25, 1967
Place of birth South Pittsburg, Tennessee
Career information
Position(s) Head coach / general manager
College Chattanooga
Career history
As coach
1995–1996 Tennessee Tech
Graduate assistant
1997 Alabama
Graduate assistant
1998 UT Martin
Defensive line coach
1999–2001 Tennessee Tech
Defensive line coach / recruiting coordinator
2002 Montreal Alouettes
Defensive line coach
2003–2007 Montreal Alouettes
Defensive coordinator
2008–2010 Calgary Stampeders
Defensive coordinator
2010–2011 Calgary Stampeders
Def. coord. / asst. head coach / asst. Director of Player Personnel
2012–2013 Toronto Argonauts
Def. coord. / asst. head coach / asst. general manager
2014–2015 Edmonton Eskimos
Head coach
2016–present Saskatchewan Roughriders
Head coach / general manager

Chris Jones (born September 25, 1967) is the head coach and general manager of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[1] He was previously the head coach of the Edmonton Eskimos for two years, where he won the 103rd Grey Cup. He has been the defensive coordinator for the Montreal Alouettes, Calgary Stampeders, and Toronto Argonauts.

College career

Born in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, Jones played college football for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a walk-on, and received little playing time. Instead, he began focusing on a coaching career.[2][3]

Coaching career

Jones began his coaching career at North Jackson High School in Stevenson, Alabama, helping the team win a state championship in 1993. He began coaching NCAA football at Tennessee Tech University in 1995, where he served as a graduate assistant under head coach Jim Ragland. After serving one season as a graduate assistant at the University of Alabama, he joined the University of Tennessee at Martin coaching staff as a defensive line coach in 1998. He returned to Tennessee Tech in 1999 as a defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator.

Jones moved to the CFL in 2002 after being named the new defensive line coach of the Montreal Alouettes helping Montreal win 90th Grey Cup. He remained there until 2007. In 2008, he was named defensive coordinator of the Calgary Stampeders, which won the 96th Grey Cup, and was promoted to Assistant Coach in 2010. He later joined the Toronto Argonauts as Defensive Coordinator and was part of the team that won the 100th Grey Cup.

Jones was named head coach of the Edmonton Eskimos in November 2013. After a 12-6 2014 season, he was nominated for CFL Coach of the Year.

Jones was nominated as the West representative for coach of the year in 2015 after winning 14 of the 18 regular season games. The East representative and winner was former Eskimos assistant coach Rick Campbell.[4] Jones' Eskimos were victorious over the Ottawa Redblacks in the 103rd Grey Cup game. Following the season the divisional rival Saskatchewan Roughriders were given permission by GM Ed Hervey to entering into negotiations to fill their vacant head coaching position.[5]

On December 7, 2015, a mere week after winning the 2015 Grey Cup, it was announced that Jones would be the new general manager and head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Jones has won 4 Grey Cups rings with 4 different teams: Montreal 2002, Calgary 2008, Toronto 2012, Edmonton 2015.[6]

Personal life

Jones has a son, Drew, from his first marriage and two daughters, Jackson and Austin, with his second wife. He and his family split their time between Canada and South Pittsburg during the off-season.

CFL Coaching Record

Team Year Regular season Post season
WonLostTiesWin %Finish Won Lost Result
EDM2014 1260.666 2nd in West Division 1 1 Lost in West Final
EDM2015 1440.778 1st in West Division 2 0 Won 103rd Grey Cup
SSK2016 5130.278 5th in West Division – – Failed to qualify
Total 31230.5741 Division
Championship		 3 1 1 Grey Cup

References

  1. ↑ http://www.edmontonsun.com/2014/09/27/eskimos-rb-john-white-returns-to-lead-ground-first-attack
  2. ↑ Stephen Hargis, "Former Chattanooga Football Player Named Head Coach in Canadian Football League," Chattanooga Times Free Press, 27 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Terry Jones, "Eskimos Head Coach Chris Jones Got His Start Through Tenacity and Outworking Everyone Else," Edmonton Sun, 13 January 2015.
  4. ↑ http://edmontonjournal.com/sports/football/cfl/edmonton-eskimos/eskimos-chris-jones-named-finalist-for-cfl-coach-of-the-year-award
  5. ↑ "Chris Jones coy about rumours he's leaving Eskimos for Roughriders". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  6. ↑ Riders name Chris Jones general manager and head coach
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