Marcus Crandell is a Canadian football

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 coach and former quarterback

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 who is the current Offensive Coordinator of the Edmonton Eskimos

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Crandell played high school football at Roanoke High School, located in Robersonville, NC. He went on to play college football

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 at East Carolina University

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, where he established more than 30 passing and offensive records. He was a candidate for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award

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 in 1996. He led the Pirates to two post-season bowl appearances, including a 19-13 victory over Stanford

Stanford University

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 in the 1995 Liberty Bowl

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His professional career has included CFL

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 stops at Saskatchewan as well as Edmonton

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 and Calgary

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, a stint in NFL Europe

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 with the Scottish Claymores

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, and a season with the XFL

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's Memphis Maniax

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Like Warren Moon, Crandell entered the CFL by signing with the Eskimos on May 6, 1997. He dressed for 35 games before being granted free agency on Feb. 16, 2000. Crandell then quarterbacked the Memphis Maniax of the now-defunct XFL and the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe in 2000. But after failing to stick with the Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers, he signed a free agent pact with the Stampeders on May 31, 2001.

Crandell was hired by the Roughriders as an offensive assistant on July 7, 2009.

In 2011 he became the Offensive Coordinator of the Edmonton Eskimos

Edmonton Eskimos

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