The
Saskatchewan Roughriders are pleased to announce that Craig Dickenson
will return to the Riders coaching staff as Special Teams Coordinator
for the 2012 CFL
season.
This will mark Dickenson’s second season with the Green and White as Special Teams Coordinator.
Dickenson
spent the 2010 season with the NFL’s Oakland Raiders as assistant
special teams coordinator. This was Dickenson’s second stint in the NFL
as he spent two years in San
Diego as a special teams assistant for the Chargers starting in 2000.
Highly
regarded for his special team schemes, Dickenson spent seven seasons
with the Calgary Stampeders where he served as their special teams
coordinator for five and worked with
the running backs and receivers in his first two years with the team.
He also spent one season with the Montreal Alouettes as running backs
coach in 2003 before returning to the Stamps. Dickenson was a part of
the 2008 Grey Cup championship team in Calgary.
Dickenson’s
coaching career began at his alma mater – the University of Montana in
1995 when the Grizzlies captured the NCAA
Division 1-AA National Championship. His work with kickers and running
backs earned him a position with Utah State where he coached before
making the move to the NFL.