{"id":840639,"date":"2026-08-01T15:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/840639\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T15:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:47:10","slug":"ottawa-redblacks-fire-defensive-co-ordinator-as-winless-season-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/840639\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa Redblacks fire defensive co-ordinator as winless season continues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ottawa<\/a><\/p>\n

The Redblacks have only played seven times so far this year, but they’ve been floundering, losing each game the season kicked off June 6.<\/p>\n

Redblacks lost 34 to 13 to Montreal Alouettes Friday<\/p>\n

CBC News \u00b7 Posted: Aug 01, 2026 10:24 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago<\/p>\n

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\"TwoOttawa Redblacks players try to stop a Montreal Alouettes during Friday’s CFL game in Ottawa, where the Redblacks lost 34-13 against the Alouettes. On Saturday morning, the Redblacks announced defensive coordinator Will Fields had been fired. (Adrian Wyld\/The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n

The Ottawa Redblacks have fired their defensive co-ordinator after yet another double-digit loss.<\/p>\n

Ottawa is now 0-7 on the season for its worst start ever since rejoining the CFL in 2014.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday we relieved Will Fields of his coaching duties,\u201d Ryan Dinwiddie, the team’s head coach and general manager wrote in a statement sent out Saturday morning. \u201cThese decisions are always difficult.”<\/p>\n

Fields has been with the team for the last two seasons.<\/p>\n

The Redblacks are currently in last place in the standings.<\/p>\n

In the statement, the team said Jeff Reinebold would take over the position of defensive coordinator and Nate Taylor would be the special teams co-ordinator.<\/p>\n

With files from The Canadian Press<\/p>\n

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