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Kris Sweet
Kris Sweet is a professional gridiron football coach who is the offensive line coach for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a three-time Grey Cup champion as an assistant coach after winning with the Calgary Stampeders in 2008 and with the Argonauts in 2022 and 2024.
Sweet played college football as a center for the Carson–Newman Eagles and earned his bachelor's degree in physical education in 1996 and his master's degree in education in 1998.
Sweet began his coaching career as an offensive graduate assistant for the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles in 1997. Following stints with the Holy Cross Crusaders in 1998 and the Elon Phoenix in 1999, he joined the Presbyterian Blue Hose in 2000 as the team's tight ends coach and fullbacks coach. In 2001, he became the offensive line coach for the Blue Hose and then was named offensive coordinator in 2003. He added the titles of recruiting coordinator and academic coordinator in 2003. In 2005, Sweet joined the Kentucky State Thorobreds staff as the team's offensive line coach and then moved to the Columbia Lions in 2006 in the same capacity.
On February 16, 2007, it was announced that Sweet had joined the Calgary Stampeders to serve as team's offensive line coach, which marked his first foray into professional football. He was retained in 2008 by new head coach John Hufnagel and Sweet won his first Grey Cup championship following the Stampeders' victory in the 96th Grey Cup game.
On January 3, 2012, Sweet was named the run game coordinator and offensive line coach for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. However, he was with the team for only one season as he was dismissed at the end of the year.
On February 11, 2013, the Edmonton Eskimos announced that Sweet had joined their coaching staff to serve as the team's offensive line coach. After head coach Kavis Reed was fired following the 2013 season, Sweet was not retained by incoming head coach Chris Jones.
On March 6, 2014, it was announced that Sweet had joined the Montreal Alouettes as the team's offensive line coach, reuniting him with head coach Tom Higgins who had first hired him into the CFL in 2007. He was with the team for three years under three different head coaches.
Sweet returned to the American college ranks in 2018 when he was named the offensive line coach for the Norfolk State Spartans. In 2019, he joined the Lyon Scots as the team's offensive coordinator, but his tenure was cut short after he was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. After recovering, he joined the Howard Bison in 2021 to serve as their offensive line coach.
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Kris Sweet
Kris Sweet is a professional gridiron football coach who is the offensive line coach for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a three-time Grey Cup champion as an assistant coach after winning with the Calgary Stampeders in 2008 and with the Argonauts in 2022 and 2024.
Sweet played college football as a center for the Carson–Newman Eagles and earned his bachelor's degree in physical education in 1996 and his master's degree in education in 1998.
Sweet began his coaching career as an offensive graduate assistant for the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles in 1997. Following stints with the Holy Cross Crusaders in 1998 and the Elon Phoenix in 1999, he joined the Presbyterian Blue Hose in 2000 as the team's tight ends coach and fullbacks coach. In 2001, he became the offensive line coach for the Blue Hose and then was named offensive coordinator in 2003. He added the titles of recruiting coordinator and academic coordinator in 2003. In 2005, Sweet joined the Kentucky State Thorobreds staff as the team's offensive line coach and then moved to the Columbia Lions in 2006 in the same capacity.
On February 16, 2007, it was announced that Sweet had joined the Calgary Stampeders to serve as team's offensive line coach, which marked his first foray into professional football. He was retained in 2008 by new head coach John Hufnagel and Sweet won his first Grey Cup championship following the Stampeders' victory in the 96th Grey Cup game.
On January 3, 2012, Sweet was named the run game coordinator and offensive line coach for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. However, he was with the team for only one season as he was dismissed at the end of the year.
On February 11, 2013, the Edmonton Eskimos announced that Sweet had joined their coaching staff to serve as the team's offensive line coach. After head coach Kavis Reed was fired following the 2013 season, Sweet was not retained by incoming head coach Chris Jones.
On March 6, 2014, it was announced that Sweet had joined the Montreal Alouettes as the team's offensive line coach, reuniting him with head coach Tom Higgins who had first hired him into the CFL in 2007. He was with the team for three years under three different head coaches.
Sweet returned to the American college ranks in 2018 when he was named the offensive line coach for the Norfolk State Spartans. In 2019, he joined the Lyon Scots as the team's offensive coordinator, but his tenure was cut short after he was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. After recovering, he joined the Howard Bison in 2021 to serve as their offensive line coach.
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