Calgary Stampeders decide not to retain 3 assistant coaches

Longtime adjunct coaches Mark Kilam and Brent Monson won’t beryllium backmost with the Calgary Stampeders.

The CFL nine announced Wednesday that Kilam, the special-teams co-ordinator and adjunct caput coach, and Monson, the antiaircraft co-ordinator, on with defensive-line manager Juwan Simpson, volition not beryllium retained for the 2025 season.

Calgary (5-12-1) finished 5th successful the West Division this season, missing the CFL playoffs for the archetypal clip since 2004.

“As an organization, we felt immoderate changes were needed arsenic portion of the process of rebuilding a winning team,’ GM/head manager Dave Dickenson said successful a statement. “We convey these coaches for their contributions to the enactment and privation them the best.”

Kilam and Monson had been with the Stampeders for 20 and 15 years, respectively, portion Simpson, a erstwhile Stampeders player, was connected the coaching unit for 2 years.

“Mark was a loyal worker and an integral portion of our Grey Cup-winning seasons,” said Dickenson. “No 1 worked harder than Brent and helium gave america everything helium had.

“Simp’s transportation with the Stampeders goes backmost to 2008 and we admit everything helium did for our enactment arsenic a subordinate and arsenic a coach.”

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