Rick Campbell hired as a coaching analyst for the Edmonton Elks

Rick Campbell has been hired by the Edmonton Elks as a coaching analyst.

The Edmonton Elks have added former Canadian Football League (CFL) Coach of the Year and three-time Grey Cup winner Rick Campbell to their coaching staff.

Campbell will serve as a coaching analyst.

“We are excited to bring Rick Campbell into the building,” Elks head coach Mark Kilam said in a news release on Tuesday.

“His depth of experience, high character and detailed resume within the Canadian Football League will be a valuable asset to our staff and players.”

Campbell is the son of Eskimos franchise legend Hugh Campbell, but has established himself as a top coach in the CFL over the past two decades.

He served as a defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator in Edmonton from 1999 to 2004 before moving to a role as the team’s defensive coordinator from 2005 to 2008.

The team won two Grey Cups during that tenure.

In 2014, Campbell was named the first ever coach of the Ottawa Redblacks, a position he held for six seasons.

The Redblacks made three Grey Cup appearances during that time, winning in their third appearance.

Campbell went on to join the B.C. Lions in 2019 as the team’s head coach and took on the role of co-general manager in 2021 before rejoining the Redblacks last season to serve as the club’s special teams coordinator.

The Elks will kick off the 2026 season against the Redblacks on June 6 in Ottawa.