Mike Benevides interviews for Ottawa Redblacks head coach position

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Canadian Mike Benevides met with the Ottawa Redblacks regarding their vacant head coach position.

Being told that Mike Benevides interviewed for the #RedBlacks head coach job yesterday. Was 33-21 in his last stint as a head coach with a revolving door at QB. Paul LaPolice is interviewing in Ottawa today, believed to be the last interview. Six names still in the mix @CFLonTSN pic.twitter.com/YWcobyf5Ha

— Farhan Lalji (@FarhanLaljiTSN) December 5, 2019

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The 51-year-old spent the 2019 season as an analyst for TSN. He provided digestible insight and added a unique perspective to the CFL broadcasts.

Benevides had been the Edmonton Eskimos assistant head coach and defensive co-ordinator since Jason Maas took over as Esks head coach in 2016. That was until Edmonton 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. He has a mostly defensive background with time spent as a special teams coordinator as well. Benevides has three Grey Cup rings as a coach.