The Edmonton Eskimos season was the 59th season for the team in the

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and their 68th overall. The Eskimos finished in 4th place in the West Division with a 10–8 record, and qualified for the playoffs via the "crossover" rule. The Eskimos attempted to repeat as Grey Cup champions. This will be the first season under

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Jason Maas Jason Maas (born November 19, 1975) is the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and a former Canadian football quarterback in the CFL. He is best known for his playing career with the Edmonton Eskimos where h ...

and fourth under

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. The Eskimos qualified for the playoffs for the third straight season following losses by the

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and

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during their week 17 bye.

Offseason

CFL Draft

The

2016 CFL Draft The 2016 CFL Draft took place on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 7:00 PM ET on TSN2 and RDS2. 70 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The draft wa ...

took place on May 10, 2016.

Notable transactions

Preseason

2016 Schedule
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Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule

Total attendance: 278,982
Average attendance: 30,998 (55.1%)

Post-season

Schedule

Team

Roster

Coaching staff

Head Coach *Head Coach –

*Assistant Head Coach –

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Offensive Coaches *Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator – Mike Gibson *Receivers Coach –

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*Quarterbacks / Pass Game Coordinator – Jordan Maksymic *Running Backs – Tim Prinsen Defensive Coaches *Defensive Coordinator –

*Linebackers –

Demetrious Maxie Demetrious Maxie (born October 18, 1973) is a former Canadian Football League defensive end. He has been the defensive line coach for the Edmonton Elks since 2017. While playing with the Baltimore Stallions he won the only Grey Cup by a non-Cana ...

*Defensive Backs/Player Development –

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*Defensive Line – Casey Creehan Special Teams Coaches *Special Teams Coordinator – Cory McDiarmid

References

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