Jordan Maksymic

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Jordan Maksymic
BC Lions
Edmonton Eskimos
(Offensive assistant)
2014Ottawa Redblacks
(Offensive assistant)
2015Ottawa Redblacks
(Running backs coach)
20162019Edmonton Eskimos
(Quarterbacks coach)
2018Edmonton Eskimos
(Pass game coordinator)
2019Edmonton Eskimos
(Offensive coordinator)
2020–presentBC Lions
(Offensive coordinator)

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

Early life

Maksymic grew up in

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

running backs coach for the 2015 season where the team made an appearance in the 103rd Grey Cup.[6]

Edmonton Eskimos (II)

In

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

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