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Jordan Maksymic

Jordan Maksymic

Professional Canadian football coach

Jordan Maksymic is a professional Canadian football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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Early life

Maksymic grew up in St. Albert, Alberta, where he played at quarterback for his high school team, the Bellerose Bulldogs.[2] Upon graduation, he joined the team as an assistant coach for 2005 and 2006.[1] His neighbour, Tom Higgins, had introduced him to football while he was he head coach and general manager of the Edmonton Eskimos and invited him to work as a water boy in 2006 for the Calgary Stampeders while Higgins was the head coach for the team.[3] He then worked as a video coordinator for the Stampeders in 2007 and 2008.[3]

Coaching career

Northern Arizona

Maksymic worked as a graduate assistant for the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks in 2009 and 2010 while he went to school at Northern Arizona University.[1][3]

Edmonton Eskimos

Maksymic was hired as the video coordinator for the Edmonton Eskimos in 2011 and also served in that role in 2012.[4] He was added to the coaching staff as an offensive assistant in 2013.[5]

Ottawa Redblacks

Maksymic was hired by the expansion Ottawa Redblacks in 2014 to serve as an offensive assistant on the coaching staff.[6] He was promoted to running backs coach for the 2015 season where the team made an appearance in the 103rd Grey Cup.[6]

Edmonton Eskimos (II)

In 2016, it was announced that Maksymic had re-joined the Edmonton Eskimos to be part of Jason Maas' staff as the team's quarterbacks coach.[7] In 2018, he added the title of pass game coordinator in addition to his quarterback coaching duties.[8] He was further promoted to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the 2019 season, although Maas continued to call the plays.[9]

BC Lions

Following a coaching change in Edmonton, Maksymic joined the BC Lions in January 2020 as the team's offensive coordinator, reuniting him with former Redblacks head coach, Rick Campbell.[2] In his first season calling plays, quarterback Michael Reilly led the league in passing and the Lions had two receivers, Bryan Burnham and Lucky Whitehead, named as CFL All-Stars.[10]

References

  1. [1]
    "Maksymic promoted to offensive assistant". St. Albert Gazette. April 3, 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Jordan Maksymic roaring to coach B.C. Lions". St. Albert Gazette. January 29, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "QB Index: Lions' Maksymic enjoying the moment". Canadian Football League. July 26, 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Jordan Maksymic". Edmonton Elks. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Esks announce 2013 coaching staff". Edmonton Elks. February 11, 2013.
  6. [6]
    "Redblacks announce coaching staff for 2015 season". Ottawa Redblacks. February 9, 2015.
  7. [7]
    "Edmonton Eskimos head coach Jason Maas to be joined by experienced cohort". Edmonton Sun. February 1, 2016.
  8. [8]
    "Eskimos announce 2018 coaching staff". Edmonton Elks. April 3, 2018.
  9. [9]
    "B.C. Lions offensive coordinator Jordan Maksymic ready for the rubber to meet the road". The Province. August 5, 2021.
  10. [10]
    "Jordan Maksymic: Offensive coordinator". BC Lions. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
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