Stephen McAdoo

Stephen C. McAdoo (born November 6, 1970) is an American professional football coach and former player.

Stephen McAdoo

McAdoo with the Edmonton Elks in 2023
Personal information
Born	(1970-11-06) November 6, 1970 (age 54) Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school	Oakland (TN)[1]
College	Middle Tennessee
Career history
Playing
1993	Cleveland Browns
1994–1995	Shreveport Pirates
Coaching
1996–1998	Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (Tight ends coach)
1999–2002	Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (Tight ends and offensive line coach)
2002–2007	Montreal Alouettes (Offensive line and running backs coach)
2006–2007	Montreal Alouettes (Co-offensive coordinator, offensive line, and running backs coach)
2010–2013	Toronto Argonauts (Run game coordinator and offensive line coach)
2014–2015	Edmonton Eskimos (Offensive coordinator)
2016–2019	Saskatchewan Roughriders (Offensive coordinator and assistant head coach)
2020–2021	Toronto Argonauts (Offensive line coach)
2022–2023	Edmonton Elks (Offensive coordinator)
2023	Edmonton Elks (Advisor)
Awards and highlights
2× Grey Cup champion (2012, 2015)

Professional career

McAdoo played professionally as an offensive lineman for parts of three seasons for Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) and the Shreveport Pirates of the CFL.^[2]

Recent coaching career

On February 6, 2020, it was announced that McAdoo had joined the Toronto Argonauts as the team's offensive line coach.^[3] The 2020 CFL season was cancelled, but he coached for the Argonauts in 2021 where the team finished in first place in the East Division.

On January 4, 2022, McAdoo formally joined the Edmonton Elks as the team's offensive coordinator.^[4] He retained the same role to begin the 2023 season, but after an 0–8 start to the season, McAdoo was demoted to an advisor role with the team on July 31, 2023, being placed by Jarious Jackson.^[5] He was not retained for the coaching staff in 2024.^[6]