The Saskatchewan Roughriders have added former B.C. Lions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Toronto Argonauts running back Andrew Harris to the team's coaching staff as running backs coach.
Harris played 15 seasons, winning Grey Cups in each of his stops in the Canadian Football League.
Harris is the CFL’s all-time leading Canadian rusher, retiring with 10,380 yards and 51 touchdowns while recording 607 receptions for 5,489 yards and 32 touchdowns.
The Winnipeg native is one of six players in CFL history to eclipse the 10,000-yard mark as a rusher. He currently ranks sixth in career rushing in Blue Bombers history with 5,402 yards.
Harris was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Canadian in 2017, led the league in rushing for four seasons, including three straight from 2017 to 2019, the Grey Cup Most Outstanding Canadian in 2011 and 2019 and the Grey Cup Most Outstanding Player in 2019. He was named a CFL all-star five times (2012, 2015-2018) and West Division all-star six times (2012, 2015-2019). He won four Grey Cup Championships — one with B.C. in 2011, two with Winnipeg in 2019 and 2021 and one with Toronto in 2022.
Prior to joining the coaching staff, Harris was the director of football operations for the Vancouver Island Raiders in the Canadian Junior Football League, the same team with which he had starred as a running back. He won national championships as a Raider in 2006, 2008, and 2009.
Harris will replace Anthony Vitale, who will not be able to return to the Riders for personal reasons.
