Edmonton Elks

Special teams coordinator AJ Gass leaves Elks for personal reasons

by
3Down Staff
June 16, 2021

Courtesy: Edmonton Elks

Edmonton Elks’ special teams coordinator and linebackers coach AJ Gass has departed the organization for personal reasons.

Gass spent two separate stints as a member of the team’s coaching staff. After retiring as a player in 2007, he served the 2008 season as a defensive assistant under then-head coach Danny Maciocia.

Gass would return to the green and gold in 2019 as the special teams coordinator, before adding linebackers coach to his duties.

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The Bellflower, CA native played 10 seasons for Edmonton from 1998 to 2007. He was a ferocious linebacker who was part of two Grey Cup championships teams (2003 and 2005) while earning four league all-star awards.

In 131 career CFL games, the six-foot-one, 200-pound linebacker made 440 tackles, 92 special teams tackles, 22 tackles for loss, 13 pass knockdowns, 12 quarterback sacks, eight forced fumbles, 10 fumble returns and three interceptions.