(Edmonton) Chris Jones is the new general manager and head coach of the Edmonton Elks.
Jones will be making his second trip to Edmonton after serving as the team’s head coach in 2014 and 2015.
He has won the Gray Cup four times, including in 2015 with Edmonton.
The Elks wiped out a clean sweep in November after a disastrous campaign.
They showed the exit to CEO Chris Presson, general manager Brock Sunderland and head coach Jaime Elizondo on November 22. The Elks (3-11) have won none of their home games (0-7) in 2021 and have lost nine of their last 10 games of the campaign to finish last in the Western Division.
According to figures released by the CFL, an average of 26,210 spectators attended games at Commonwealth Stadium, the lowest since the team arrived there in 1978.