Ed Philion

Edmond Paul Philion (born March 27, 1970) is the former defensive line coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. A former Canadian Football League defensive tackle who played eight seasons for the Montreal Alouettes, he won the 90th Grey Cup in 2002 and was an East Division All-Star from 2003 through 2006. Philion was a hockey player for the Essex 73's Jr.C. team in the mid-1980s.

Ed Philion

Saskatchewan Roughriders
Date of birth	(1970-03-27) March 27, 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Career information
Status	Retired
CFL status	National
Position(s)	DT
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	273 lb (124 kg)
US college	Ferris State
CFL draft	1994 / round: 1 / pick: 11
Drafted by	Calgary Stampeders
Career history
As coach
2013	Toronto Argonauts (DL coach)
2014–2015	Edmonton Eskimos (DL coach)
2016–2018	Saskatchewan Roughriders (DL coach)
As player
1994	Calgary Stampeders*
1994–1995	Buffalo Bills (NFL)
1996	Carolina Panthers (NFL)
1998	Rhein Fire (NFL Europe)
1998	Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)
1999–2006	Montreal Alouettes
Career highlights and awards
World Bowl champion (1998) Grey Cup champion (2002, 2015)
CFL East All-Star	2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Philion was the defensive line coach for the Toronto Argonauts in 2013, and then for the Edmonton Eskimos from 2014 to 2015.^[1] He became the DL coach of the Edmonton Eskimos in January 2014.^[2]

References

1. "Philion joins Grey Cup champs". The Windsor Star. February 4, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
2. "Edmonton Eskimos unveil the new coaching staff who will join head coach Chris Jones". Edmonton Sun. January 28, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2014.