Mike Benevides enters Riders head coach fray: report

Former CFL bench boss Mike Benevides has entered the Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach search according to Rod Pedersen.

Mike Benevides Enters Rider Picture🏈🍉: https://t.co/FsbCPquHGx pic.twitter.com/GGPp7Ae6g0

— Rod Pedersen (@rodpedersen) January 23, 2019

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Sources tell me Benevides and the Roughriders have talked, and that it could be a good fit, Pedersen writes.

Benevides had been the Edmonton Eskimos assistant head coach and defensive co-ordinator since Jason Maas took over as Eskimos head coach in 2016 until the Esks let the 50-year-old go due to the football operations cap after the 2018 season.

Prior to joining the Eskimos, Benevides spent three seasons as head coach of the B.C. Lions (2012-14), compiling a 33-21 win-loss record. The Toronto native has a mostly defensive background with time spent as a special teams coordinator as well. Benevides has three Grey Cup rings as a coach.