Chris Jones

GENERAL MANAGER, HEAD COACH, & DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

NEED TO KNOW:

First coach in Edmonton franchise history to have two separate tenures and the first to hold roles of GM and head coach simultaneously.
2018 CFL Coach of the Year in Saskatchewan.
Grey Cup champion in 2002, 2008, 2012, 2015.
First taste of the CFL came in 1999 as a training camp guest coach under Don Matthews in Edmonton.
Graduate assistant coach at Tennessee Tech (1995-96) and Alabama (1997)
Began his coaching career in 1993 as an assistant coach at North Jackson High School in Jackson County, Alabama.
Native of South Pittsburg, Tennessee.

MANAGEMENT/COACHING HISTORY

2022-present: Edmonton Elks (CFL) | General manager & head coach
2021: Toronto Argonauts (CFL) | Defensive consultant
2021: South Pittsburg High School | Head coach
2019-20: Cleveland Browns (NFL) | Senior defensive assistant
2016-18: Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) | Vice president of football operations, general manager, head coach, defensive coordinator
2014-15: Edmonton Elks (CFL) | Head coach, defensive coordinator
2012-13: Toronto Argonauts (CFL) | Def. coord. / asst. head coach / asst. general manager
2008-11: Calgary Stampeders (CFL) | Def. coord. / asst. head coach / asst. director of player personnel
2002-07: Montreal Alouettes (CFL) | Def. coord. / defensive line coach

2023 | Edmonton Elks
- 4-14 regular season (5th West)
- DNQ for playoffs
2022 | Edmonton Elks
- 4-14 regular season (5th West)
- DNQ for playoffs
2018 | Saskatchewan Roughriders
- 12-6 regular season (2nd West)
  - Western Semifinal: 23-18 L vs. Winnipeg
2017 | Saskatchewan Roughriders
- 10-8 regular season (4th West)
  - Eastern Semifinal: 31-20 W @ Ottawa
  - Eastern Final: 25-21 L @ Toronto
2016 | Saskatchewan Roughriders
- 5-13 regular season (5th West)
  - DNQ for playoffs
2015 | Edmonton Elks
- 14-4 regular season (1st West)
  - Western Final: 45-31 W vs. Calgary
  - 103rd Grey Cup: 26-20 W vs. Ottawa
2014 | Edmonton Elks
- 12-6 regular season (2nd West)
  - Western Semifinal: 18-10 W vs. Saskatchewan
  - Western Final: 43-18 L @ Calgary