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Former CFL all-star Fred Reid has been hired as the Ottawa Redblacks’ running backs coach.
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The 39 year-old Reid was running backs coach for the Toronto Argonauts during the 2021 CFL season. The Argonauts had 1,272 rushing yards, and 10 touchdowns on the ground – the third-highest mark across the league.
As a player, Reid enjoyed a brief stint with the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, then landed with the Arena Football Mississippi Mudcats. He moved on to the CFL, joining the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and seeing his best statistical season under now-Redblacks head coach Paul LaPolice in 2010, rushing for 1,396 yards and six touchdowns. Reid appeared in 83 CFL games from 2007-2011, rushing for 4,451 yards and 22 touchdowns to go with 1,214 return yards.
The Redblacks haven’t announced it yet, but according to cfl.ca, they’ve signed offensive lineman Kyle McCrorey (Southeastern Oklahoma State).