OTTAWA\u2014\u00a0The Ottawa REDBLACKS announced today that Ryan Dinwiddie has been named Head Coach and General Manager of the football club, signing a contract through the 2028 season.<\/p>\n
Additionally, Shawn Burke has signed an extension to remain with the organization as its Vice President of Football Operations through the 2028 season.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome Ryan Dinwiddie to our organization as Head Coach and General Manager,\u201d said REDBLACKS President Adrian Sciarra. \u201cRyan is a proven winner, with a track record of developing players and leading successful teams. His vision, leadership and competitiveness make him the right person to partner with Shawn Burke in leading our football club.\u201d<\/p>\n
A native of Elk Grove, California, Dinwiddie spent the last five seasons as the Head Coach of the Toronto Argonauts (2021-25), holding a 51-35 record. Over his tenure, Dinwiddie led the Argonauts to two Grey Cup championships (2022, \u201824), four consecutive East Final appearances, an Argos franchise record 16-win-season (2023) and he was named the CFL\u2019s Coach of the Year in 2023.<\/p>\n
\u201cRyan brings a tremendous football mind and a competitive drive that fits perfectly with what we want in Ottawa,\u201d said REDBLACKS Vice President of Football Operations Shawn Burke. \u201cHe\u2019s shown he can get the most out of his players and staff and we\u2019re confident his experience will have an immediate impact on our organization.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prior to joining the Argonauts, Dinwiddie began his coaching career with the Montreal Alouettes as an offensive quality control coach (2013-15). He then spent three seasons as the quarterbacks coach with the Calgary Stampeders (2016-19), where he won the first Grey Cup of his career (2018). Under Dinwiddie\u2019s guidance, quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell had his most decorated individual seasons, earning two Most Outstanding Player Awards and two CFL All-Star selections.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m incredibly excited to join the Ottawa REDBLACKS as Head Coach and General Manager,\u201d said Dinwiddie. \u201cThis is a proud organization with passionate fans and a strong foundation to build on. I\u2019m looking forward to working with Shawn to build our football club and to create a winning culture here in the nation\u2019s capital with the goal of bringing sustained success and a Grey Cup back to Ottawa.\u201d<\/p>\n
Before joining the coaching ranks, Dinwiddie had a successful playing career in the NFL, CFL and NFL Europe. The former Boise State quarterback spent time with the Saskatchewan Roughriders (2010-11), Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2006-08), Hamburg Sea Devils (2005) and Chicago Bears (2004-05).<\/p>\n
Head Coach and General Manager Ryan Dinwiddie, President Adrian Sciarra and Vice President of Football Operations Shawn Burke will be available to the media on Thursday, November 6 at 11 a.m. in the REDBLACKS locker room.<\/p>\n
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OTTAWA\u00a0\u2013 Le ROUGE et NOIR d\u2019Ottawa a annonc\u00e9 aujourd\u2019hui que Ryan Dinwiddie a \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 entra\u00eeneur-chef et directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral du club de football, signant un contrat jusqu\u2019\u00e0 la saison 2028.<\/p>\n
De plus, Shawn Burke a sign\u00e9 une prolongation de contrat de trois ans pour rester au sein de l\u2019organisation en tant que vice-pr\u00e9sident des op\u00e9rations footballistiques.<\/p>\n
\u00ab Nous sommes ravis d\u2019accueillir Ryan Dinwiddie au sein de notre organisation en tant qu\u2019entra\u00eeneur-chef et directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Adrian Sciarra, pr\u00e9sident de le ROUGE ET NOIR. \u00ab Ryan est un gagnant confirm\u00e9, qui a fait ses preuves dans le d\u00e9veloppement de joueurs et la direction d\u2019\u00e9quipes performantes. Sa vision, son leadership et sa comp\u00e9titivit\u00e9 font de lui la personne id\u00e9ale pour diriger notre club de football aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de Shawn Burke.\u00bb<\/p>\n
Originaire d\u2019Elk Grove, en Californie, Dinwiddie a pass\u00e9 les cinq derni\u00e8res saisons en tant qu\u2019entra\u00eeneur-chef des Argonauts de Toronto (2021-25), avec un bilan de 51 victoires pour 35 d\u00e9faites. Au cours de son mandat, Dinwiddie a men\u00e9 les Argonauts \u00e0 deux titres de champions de la Coupe Grey (2022, 2024), \u00e0 quatre participations cons\u00e9cutives \u00e0 la finale de l\u2019Est, \u00e0 un record de franchise des Argos avec 16 victoires en une saison (2023),\u00a0et\u00a0il\u00a0a \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 entra\u00eeneur de l\u2019ann\u00e9e de la LCF en 2023.<\/p>\n
\u00ab Ryan apporte un esprit footballistique exceptionnel et une soif de comp\u00e9tition qui correspondent parfaitement \u00e0 ce que nous recherchons \u00e0 Ottawa.\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Shawn Burke, vice-pr\u00e9sident des op\u00e9rations footballistiques des ROUGE ET NOIR. \u00ab Il a d\u00e9montr\u00e9 qu\u2019il savait tirer le meilleur de ses joueurs et de son personnel, et nous sommes convaincus que son exp\u00e9rience aura un impact imm\u00e9diat sur notre organisation. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Avant de rejoindre les Argonauts, Dinwiddie a commenc\u00e9 sa carri\u00e8re d\u2019entra\u00eeneur avec les Alouettes de Montr\u00e9al en tant qu\u2019entra\u00eeneur charg\u00e9 du contr\u00f4le de la qualit\u00e9 offensive (2013-2015). Il a ensuite pass\u00e9 trois saisons comme entra\u00eeneur des quarts-arri\u00e8re avec les Stampeders de Calgary (2016-2019), o\u00f9 il a remport\u00e9 la premi\u00e8re Coupe Grey de sa carri\u00e8re (2018). Sous la direction de Dinwiddie, le quart-arri\u00e8re Bo Levi Mitchell a connu ses saisons individuelles les plus couronn\u00e9es, remportant deux troph\u00e9es de joueur le plus remarquable et deux s\u00e9lections au match des \u00e9toiles de la LCF.<\/p>\n
\u00ab Je suis extr\u00eamement enthousiaste \u00e0 l\u2019id\u00e9e de rejoindre le ROUGE et NOIR d\u2019Ottawa en tant qu\u2019entra\u00eeneur-chef et directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Dinwiddie. \u00ab C\u2019est une organisation fi\u00e8re, avec des fans passionn\u00e9s et des bases solides sur lesquelles s\u2019appuyer. Je me r\u00e9jouis de travailler avec Shawn pour d\u00e9velopper notre club de football et cr\u00e9er une culture gagnante ici, dans la capitale nationale, afin d\u2019apporter un succ\u00e8s durable et de ramener la Coupe Grey \u00e0 Ottawa. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Avant de rejoindre les rangs des entra\u00eeneurs, Dinwiddie a connu une brillante carri\u00e8re de joueur dans la NFL, la LCF et la NFL Europe. L\u2019ancien quart-arri\u00e8re de Boise State a jou\u00e9 pour les Roughriders de la Saskatchewan (2010-11), les Blue Bombers de Winnipeg (2006-08), les Sea Devils de Hambourg (2005) et les Bears de Chicago (2004-05).<\/p>\n
L\u2019entra\u00eeneur-chef et directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Ryan Dinwiddie, le pr\u00e9sident Adrian Sciarra et le vice-pr\u00e9sident des op\u00e9rations footballistiques Shawn Burke seront disponibles pour les m\u00e9dias le jeudi 6 novembre \u00e0 11 h dans le vestiaire des ROUGE ET NOIR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OTTAWA\u2014\u00a0The Ottawa REDBLACKS announced today that Ryan Dinwiddie has been named Head Coach and General Manager of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":604281,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-604280","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cfl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-canadian-football-league","11":"tag-canadianfootballleague","12":"tag-cfl","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=604280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604280\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/604281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=604280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=604280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=604280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}