The Edmonton Eskimos have finalized the 2016 coaching staff, led by Head Coach Jason Maas, with the addition of Demetrious Maxie as linebackers coach and Carson Walch as receivers coach.
DEMETRIOUS MAXIE
Maxie had a 13 year CFL career as a defensive lineman for the Baltimore Stallions, Montreal Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Calgary Stampeders. He is a two-time CFL All-Star (1999, 2000) and was a member of three consecutive Grey Cup championship teams (1995-97). He retired with 291 tackles and 70 quarterback sacks in 167 career games.
He won a fourth Grey Cup championship (2008) with Calgary where he was assistant director of player personnel from 2006 to 2008.
Maxie later transitioned into coaching as a defensive line and linebackers coach at his alma mater the University of Texas El Paso in 2010 and 2011. From 2012 through 2015, Maxie was the defensive line and strength and conditioning coach at Desert Ridge High School in Mesa, Arizona.
In 2013, he was a guest coach at BC Lions training camp under now Eskimos Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator Mike Benevides. Maxie returned to the Green and Gold the following season as the Southwest Regional Scout.
He spent last season as the defensive line coach and assistant special teams coordinator at Missouri Valley College.
CARSON WALCH
Walch was an All-American, all-region and all-conference running back, receiver and return specialist for Winona State University from 1996 to 1999. In his final season, he was named a regional finalist for the Harlon Hill Award earned by the top player in Division II football.
He then transitioned into coaching at his alma mater where he would spend three seasons serving as student coach, wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator.
From 2003 to 2005, he was the offensive coordinator at Dakota State University, while working with the quarterbacks and receivers. The following season, he served as special teams coordinator and running backs coach at the University of St. Thomas. Walch returned to Winona State from 2007 to 2009, serving as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator during his final two seasons.
In 2010, he joined the Montreal Alouettes as an offensive assistant. That year, they won the Grey Cup championship. After two seasons, he was named the Alouettes’ wide receivers coach.
Walch returned south to work with the Chicago Bears from 2013 to 2014 as an offensive quality control coach.
Last season, he was an offensive consultant for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers.
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