Ottawa Redblacks Defensive Coordinator Mark Nelson to talk at CFC Coaches Clinic in Ottawa.
The CFC Coaches Clinic will take place SATURDAY FEBRUARY 13th in Ottawa. The clinic will feature speakers from all levels of football including, a tentative schedule listed below. For sign up information please CLICK HERE .
Coach Mark Nelson, Ottawa Redblacks
In 2015, Mark Nelson began his 27th season as a coach at the professional and collegiate level, He recently completed his second season with the Redblacks.
Previous to the Redblacks from the Montreal Alouettes in 2013 where he mentored the linebackers.
The 58-year-old native of Edmonton coached for his hometown Eskimos from 2010-2012, as linebackers coach during the first two seasons before having the defensive coordinator duties added to his role in 2012.
His most recent stint in the CFL began in 2009 when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers acquired Nelson as the team’s defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. From 1997-2008, he worked in the United States at various colleges, including Valdosta State, Arkansas Tech, Kentucky, Baylor, Tulsa and Louisville.
Nelson made his debut in the CFL as a player in 1980 with Calgary and played six seasons before retiring in 1987 with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He made his first professional coaching appearance in 1992 as special teams and linebackers coach with the Eskimos, winning a Grey Cup in 1993. He also worked with the San Antonio Texans and the Toronto Argonauts, where he earned a second Grey Cup ring in 1996.
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