Jaime Elizondo

{{short description|Professional Canadian football coach}}

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| caption = Elizondo with the Edmonton Elks in 2021

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| birth_place = Aguascalientes, Mexico

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| college = University of Maryland

| coaching_team1 = Georgetown Prep
(Defensive coordinator,
secondary coach)

| coaching_years1 = 1998–2000

| coaching_team2 = Catholic University Cardinals
(Special teams coach,
secondary coach)

| coaching_years2 = 2001–2002

| coaching_team3 = William & Mary Tribe
(Tight ends coach,
special teams coach)

| coaching_years3 = 2002–2004

| coaching_team4 = Hofstra Pride
(Special teams coordinator,
wide receivers coach)

| coaching_years4 = 2004–2008

| coaching_team5 = Montreal Alouettes
(Wide receivers coach,
special teams coach)

| coaching_years5 = {{CFL Year|2008}}

| coaching_team6 = Syracuse Orange
(Wide receivers coach)

| coaching_years6 = 2009

| coaching_team7 = Toronto Argonauts
(Offensive coordinator,
quarterbacks coach)

| coaching_years7 = {{CFL Year|2010|2011}}

| coaching_team8 = Columbia Lions
(Offensive coordinator,
quarterbacks coach)

| coaching_years8 = 2012–2014

| coaching_team9 = Toronto Argonauts
(Wide receivers coach)

| coaching_years9 = {{CFL Year|2015}}

| coaching_team10 = Ottawa Redblacks
(Offensive coordinator,
quarterbacks coach)

| coaching_years10 = {{CFL Year|2016|2018}}

| coaching_team11 = Tampa Bay Vipers
(Offensive coordinator)

| coaching_years11 = {{XFL Year|2020}}

| coaching_team12 = Edmonton Elks
(Head coach,
offensive coordinator,
quarterbacks coach)

| coaching_years12 = {{CFL Year|2021}}

| coaching_team13 = San Antonio Brahmas
(Offensive coordinator)

| coaching_years13 = {{XFL Year|2023}}

| coaching_team14 = San Antonio Brahmas
(Wide receivers coach)

| coaching_years14 = {{XFL Year|2023}}

| career_highlights = * Grey Cup champion (2016)

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Jaime Elizondo is an American football and a Canadian football coach. Elizondo has had 25 years of coaching experience in both collegiate and professional levels, most recently serving as the head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach of the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) during the 2021 CFL season.{{cite web |title=Elks announce sweeping organizational changes |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2021/11/22/elks-announce-sweeping-organizational-changes/ |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=November 22, 2021}} Elizondo previously served as the offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Vipers and the Ottawa Redblacks where he was a Grey Cup champion in 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/edmonton-football-team-name-jaime-elizondo-head-coach-1.1586001|title=Edmonton Football Team name Jaime Elizondo head coach - TSN.ca|author=The Canadian Press|date=February 1, 2021|website=TSN}}

Elizondo was born in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and was raised in El Paso, Texas, and is a graduate of the University of Maryland and American University Washington College of Law, holding a Juris Doctor degree from the latter.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2015/12/24/136781/|title=REDBLACKS name Jamie Elizondo new Offensive Coordinator|date=December 24, 2015}}{{Cite web|url=https://ottawasun.com/2015/12/24/jamie-elizondo-new-ottawa-redblacks-offensive-co-ordinator|title=Jaime Elizondo new Ottawa RedBlacks offensive co-ordinator|website=ottawasun}}