Chris Jones wasn’t out of work long.
Fired as general manager/head coach of the Edmonton Elks last month, Jones is heading east to become the senior defensive assistant of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
The struggling Ticats (2-8) fired Mark Washington on Monday in the aftermath of Saturday’s 47-22 loss to Edmonton, and named Jones as his replacement.
Jones and Ticats head coach Scott Milanovich previously worked together in Toronto and Montreal.
Jones’ second stint as Edmonton’s head coach was a disaster. The well-travelled coach went 8-33 after being rehired prior to the start of the 2022 season.
The Elks are 3-2 under interim head coach Jarious Jackson following an 0-5 start under Jones.
Jones won a Grey Cup as head coach of Edmonton in 2015 and has captured three more CFL titles as a defensive co-ordinator or assistant including one with Milanovich in 2012.
Washington had been Hamilton’s defensive co-ordinator since 2019 and maintained the title after the team brought in Milanovich as head coach prior to this season.
The Ticats have the worst record and defence in the league this season.