Argos Name Kavis Reed Defensive Coordinator
Mississauga - Toronto Argonauts Head Coach Rich Stubler is pleased to announce that Kavis Reed has been promoted to Defensive Coordinator. Reed finalizes the Argos' coordinator staff which already includes Offensive Coordinator Steve Buratto and Special Teams Coordinator Marcello Simmons.
Remarked Stubler, "I am extremely happy to announce that we are elevating one of the finest young coaches in the Canadian Football League, Kavis Reed, to our Defensive Coordinator. I've been fortunate to welcome Kavis as a player to the CFL when I coached him in Edmonton and, as a coach, when he first began in Toronto. He is a man with great passion for football and for his players. Now that I have all three coordinators on board with Steve, Marcello and Kavis, I am confident as this brings both consistency and great football minds to our team this season."
Reed re-joined the Argonauts in March 2007 as the club's Defensive Assistant Coach and was re-united with his longtime mentor Rich Stubler. Reed's arrival made the best defence in the league better. The unit allowed a league-low 25 touchdowns in 18 regular season games and led the CFL in 15 defensive categories including fewest yards/game offence allowed (306) and fewest total points allowed, a mere 286 which was 70 fewer than the next closest team (B.C.). The Argos' 53 sacks this season was the third highest single-season total in club history and Toronto named a club-record six (6) defensive players to the CFL All-Star team.
Reed commented, "I look forward to coming in and helping the defence maintain its consistent dominance. I am eager to continue to work with Rich and make his transition to head coach as smooth as possible. The players can expect diligence and dedication from me so they can work on improving professionally and personally. I plan to build from where we left off last year and re-capture the Grey Cup for the very deserving Argos fans."
Reed began his coaching career in 2001 with the Argos as the Defensive Backs Coach. He left for the Ottawa Renegades one season later to coach the fledgling team in a dual capacity as the club's first Defensive Backs Coach and Special Teams Coordinator. Reed focused entirely on the Renegades' defensive backs in 2003 and impressed CFL insiders so much that he earned the job of Defensive Coordinator with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2004. Over three seasons with the Ticats, he had two players named to the CFL All-Star team and three players named divisional all-stars.
As a star player with the Eskimos from 1995 to 2000 Reed learned and helped develop, Stubler's shutdown defence. While in the system, he became one of the CFL's most exciting defensive backs, making 205 defensive tackle and 20 interceptions, five of which he returned for touchdowns, in 67 games. In 1997, he was named a CFL All-Star and a West Division All-Star. The 35-year old Reed is married to Darlene and makes his off-season home in Edmonton. The couple has two children, Tyra (7) and Tarik (5).
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Argos Name Kavis Reed Defensive Coordinator
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