Joshua Bell brings six years of coaching experience, a championship pedigree and NFL and CFL experience to lead Saskatchewan’s passing game and defensive backs.
Bell’s coaching career began with the Calgary Stampeders (where he was on the coaching staff from 2018 to 2020) and continued with the Toronto Argonauts (2021 to 2023). He won Grey Cup championships with both teams.
The 39-year-old Bell has coached nine all-star defensive backs — including Qwan’tez Stiggers, who was the league’s Most Outstanding Rookie last season.
In 2023, the Argonauts were first in the league in interceptions (27), allowed the fewest big plays (30) and allowed the second-fewest offensive points (372). During the 109th Grey Cup, Bell’s defensive backs helped hold Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros to just 183 yards passing.
An exceptional football player in his own right, the California native is both a Grey Cup champion (Calgary, 2014) and Super Bowl champion (Green Bay Packers, 2011). He was named a CFL West Division All-Star in 2015.