Mark Nelson (Canadian football)
| Saint Mary's Huskies | |
STC) | |
| 2022 | Carleton Ravens (STC/LB coach) |
|---|---|
| 2023–present | Saint Mary's Huskies (STC/LB coach) |
| As player | |
| 1980–1985 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 1986 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Mark Nelson (born July 25, 1956)
Playing career
Nelson played
Coaching career
Nelson has coached for 16 different teams. More recently, on December 20, 2013, he was named the Ottawa Redblacks' defensive coordinator.[3] In 2018, he was demoted from defensive coordinator for the Redblacks to their linebackers coach.[4]
On February 6, 2020, it was announced that Nelson had joined the Toronto Argonauts as the team's special teams coordinator.[5] The league did not play in 2020, so he coached for one season with the Argonauts in 2021. He was not retained by the team for the 2022 season.[6]
On June 23, 2022, it was announced that Nelson had joined the
Personal life
Nelson's father, Roger is on the Edmonton Eskimo's Wall of Honour and was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.[2] His son, Kyle was a long snapper for the San Francisco 49ers.
References
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- ^ a b Davidson, Neil (26 November 2015). "RedBlacks' defensive coach Mark Nelson knows old-school football". The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Gibson among 8 coaching hires in Ottawa". Canadian Football League. December 20, 2013.
- ^ "From Redblacks defensive co-ordinator to linebackers coach, Mark Nelson puts team first". Ottawa Sun. Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Argos announce 2020 coaching staff". Toronto Argonauts. February 6, 2020.
- ^ "Argos announce 2022 coaching staff". Toronto Argonauts. January 19, 2022.
- ^ "Ravens Name New Coordinators". Carleton Ravens. June 23, 2022.
- ^ "Saint Mary's Huskies hire long-time CFL assistant coach Mark Nelson, former Argos DB Jermaine Gabriel". 3DownNation. April 15, 2023.