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Tiger-Cats Add Offensive Assistants

January 25, 2012 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats News Release


Hamilton, Ontario - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced today that the team has hired Jeremaine Copeland as receivers coach and Doug Sams as quarterbacks coach, while Doug Malone will return as offensive line coach.

"I'm excited to have these coaches join our staff. While each of these men has a strong work ethic and passion for success, individually they bring a unique skill set to our staff, which will benefit our offence," said head coach and director of football operations George Cortez.

Copeland enters the coaching ranks after wrapping up an outstanding CFL career as a player. In 11 seasons with three teams, Copeland made 622 receptions and became just the 15th player in league history to record over 10,000 receiving yards. He was named a divisional all-star three times and a CFL all-star twice, while capturing two Grey Cup championships.

"During his playing career, Jeremaine was more than just a great athlete. His preparation and attention to detail in the meeting room was unmatched. We're confident that those qualities, along with his familiarity with our offence, will make Jeremaine an asset to our team," said Cortez.

Sams brings over three decades of coaching experience at the professional and US collegiate level to the Ticats. Most recently, Sams was offensive coordinator at Edinboro University for the 2011 season after four years as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Delaware State. His coaching pedigree also includes 16 seasons as a head coach at three different schools and CFL experience as the offensive coordinator of the Ottawa Rough Riders (1989-91), the defensive line and special teams coach of the Edmonton Eskimos (1987) and offensive line coach of the Montreal Alouettes (1986).

"I've worked with Doug previously, so I'm well aware of his abilities. His tremendous amount of experience on the offensive side of the ball and drive to succeed will serve us well this season," commented Cortez.

Malone returns for his second season in black and gold after guiding the Ticats offensive line in 2011. Prior to joining the Ticats, Malone spent the three years with Presbyterian College in various capacities, including head coach and offensive coordinator. He also has head coaching experience at Tennessee Tech and Wingate.

Cortez remarked, "Doug was highly recommended based on his outstanding work with the offensive line last year. We're excited to have him on staff again this season."

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