The Ottawa Redblacks have finalized their coaching staff under new head coach and general manager Ryan Dinwiddie.
Jeff Reinebold has come aboard as the team’s special teams coordinator following a two-year stint at the University of Hawaii. The 68-year-old native of South Bend, Ind. has almost 20 years of CFL coaching experience, serving in a variety of role with the B.C. Lions, Las Vegas Posse, Edmonton Elks, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Montreal Alouettes, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Reinebold’s most recent CFL stint came in Steeltown in 2023 when he served as the team’s special teams coordinator and assistant defensive backs coach. He was the head coach and general manager in Winnipeg in 1997 and 1998, posting a 7-29 record.
“We’re extremely excited about the group we’ve assembled,” said head coach and general manager Ryan Dinwiddie in a statement. “There’s a tremendous amount of experience on this staff, with coaches who have won at a high level and understand what it takes to be successful in this league.
“We’ve also been intentional about including up-and-coming coaches who bring fresh ideas and energy while also having several former players on staff who understand the demands of a professional football season. We believe this mix of proven winners and emerging coaches puts us in a strong position to lead our football club moving forward.”
Williams Fields has stayed on as the team’s defensive coordinator, while Mike Gibson has returned as Ottawa’s offensive line coach. Nate Taylor, who was the team’s running backs coach in 2025, has been moved to the role of assistant special teams coordinator and quality control coach.
Pete Costanza, who worked under Dinwiddie in Toronto for the past four seasons, has been hired as receivers coach. The six-time Grey Cup champion interviewed for the head coaching job with the Argonauts following Dinwiddie’s departure to the Redblacks. Travis Moore served in the same role in Ottawa in 2025.
Drew Tate will be the team’s quarterbacks coach after serving as an offensive assistant the past two years with the Argonauts. The 41-year-old native of Baytown, Texas played in the CFL for a decade as a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Calgary Stampeders, and Redblacks, throwing for 5,008 yards, 35 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions.
Phillip Daniels is now the defensive line coach for the Redblacks after serving in the same role with the Saskatchewan Roughriders for the last two seasons. The 52-year-old native of Donalsonville, Ga. played 15 years in the NFL and won a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles. He is also the father of veteran CFL receiver DaVaris Daniels.
Damaso Munoz is the team’s new linebackers coach, replacing Deion Melvin. The 39-year-old native of Brooklyn, N.Y. played six seasons in the CFL as a member of the Edmonton Elks and Redblacks, earning one All-East Division selection and winning the Grey Cup with Ottawa in 2016. He has since served as a coach at Rutgers University.
Evan Harrington has come aboard as Ottawa’s running backs coach after spending the past three seasons as an offensive assistant with the Dallas Cowboys. The native of Washington, D.C. had a brief stint as a fullback with Edmonton in 2012 and has since coached at College of the Canyons, North Carolina Central University, Independence Community College, the Winterthur Warriors, Frankfurt Galaxy, Basel Gladiators, and the Washington Football Team.
The Ottawa Redblacks finished fourth in the East Division standings in 2025 with a 4-14 record, missing the playoffs for the fifth time in the last six seasons. Dru Brown went 2-7 over nine starts at quarterback, throwing for 2,389 yards, 14 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions. Dustin Crum went 2-4 over six starts, throwing for 1,771 yards, six touchdowns, and two interceptions.
The Redblacks ranked sixth in net offence, fifth in net defence, and ninth with a turnover differential of minus-16. The club’s leading rusher was William Stanback with 698 yards, leading receiver was Justin Hardy with 1,019 yards, and leading tackler was Adarius Pickett with 84 tackles. Ottawa finished eighth in attendance with average crowds of 18,136, which was a 4.2 percent decrease from the previous year.
