Markus Howell
{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player and coach (born 1975)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox gridiron football person
| name = Markus Howell
| image = 2023, Coach Markus Howell.jpg
| image_upright = 1
| caption = Howell with the Elks in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|4|21}}
| birth_place = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
| death_date =
| death_place =
| team = Calgary Stampeders
| number =
| import = no
| position1 = Receivers coach
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 185
| college = Texas Southern
| CFLDraftedYear = 2000
| CFLDraftedRound = 4
| CFLDraftedPick = 25
| CFLDraftedTeam = Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| coaching_years1 = {{CFL Year|2011}}
| coaching_team1 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Linebackers
| coaching_years2 = {{CFL Year|2012}}–{{CFL Year|2015}}
| coaching_team2 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Receivers
| coaching_years3 = {{CFL Year|2016}}–{{CFL Year|2017}}
| coaching_team3 = Saskatchewan Roughriders
Receivers
| coaching_years4 = {{CFL Year|2018|2019}}
| coaching_team4 = BC Lions
Pass Game Coordinator / Receivers
| coaching_years5 = {{CFL Year|2020|2021}}
| coaching_team5 = Toronto Argonauts
Pass Game Coordinator / Receivers
| coaching_years6 = {{CFL Year|2022}}
| coaching_team6 = Edmonton Elks
Run Game Coordinator / Receivers
| coaching_years7 = {{CFL Year|2023|2024}}
| coaching_team7 = Edmonton Elks
Pass Game Coordinator / Receivers
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2000}}–{{CFL Year|2004}}
| playing_team1 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2005}}
| playing_team2 = Ottawa Renegades
| playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|2006}}–{{CFL Year|2009}}
| playing_team3 = Calgary Stampeders
| playing_years4 = {{CFL Year|2010}}
| playing_team4 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| career_highlights =
| CFL = 166
| coaching_team8 = Calgary Stampeders
Pass Game Coordinator / Receivers
| coaching_years8 = {{CFL Year|2025}}–present
}}
Markus Howell (born April 21, 1975) is the receivers coach for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver and kick returner who played for 11 years for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Ottawa Renegades, and Stampeders. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2000 CFL Draft by the Blue Bombers. He won a Grey Cup championship in 2008. He played college football at Texas Southern.
Professional career
=Winnipeg Blue Bombers=
Howell was drafted in the fourth round (25th overall) in the 2000 CFL Draft by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.{{cite web|url=http://www.stampeders.com/team/player_roster/career/?id=65|title=#88 Markus Howell|publisher=Calgary Stampeders|accessdate=2009-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090827061301/http://www.stampeders.com/team/player_roster/career/?id=65|archive-date=2009-08-27|url-status=dead}} As a rookie in 2000, Howell had 258 receiving yards and one touchdown.{{cite web|url=http://cfl.ca/roster/show/id/166|title=CFL.ca bio|publisher=Canadian Football League|accessdate=2009-06-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707231840/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/166|archivedate=2009-07-07}} In 2001, he recorded 307 yards and a touchdown then in 2002 he had 415 yards and a touchdown. Howell had 20 catches for 282 yards and recorded the highest touchdown mark of his Winnipeg career with two. His final season in Winnipeg, he had two catches for 17 yards. He left as a free agent after the 2004 season.
=Ottawa Renegades=
The Ottawa Renegades signed Howell as a free agent in 2005. He played only one season in Ottawa, before they disbanded. In his only year there he had 25 catches for 417 yards with a career-high three touchdowns.
=Calgary Stampeders=
He was selected by the Calgary Stampeders in the CFL Dispersal Draft. In 2006, Howell recorded twenty catches for 340 yards and a touchdown. Howell played in 17 games in 2007, mainly playing on special teams with sporadic appearances on offence. He led Calgary in all-purpose yards with 1,299 and he returned 24 kickoffs for a combined total of 475 yards. Against Saskatchewan he returned a punt for 96 yards which was a season high. In 2008, Howell was used as a backup defensive back and also played on special teams. Against the Montreal Alouettes on July 10, he brought his career kickoff return yardage to over 1,500 yards. On August 2, he returned a punt against Saskatchewan which brought his career punt return yardage to over 1,500. Then, on October 13, once again against the Roughriders he played in his 150th career game.
Howell retired on May 10, 2010.
=Winnipeg Blue Bombers=
On July 12, 2010, it was announced that Howell had signed a contract with his former team, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.http://www.bluebombers.com/article/bombers-sign-non-import-howell Bombers sign non-import Howell After one season of play with the Bombers, Howell announced his second retirement on May 9, 2011.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/bomber-markus-howell-retires-from-the-cfl |title=Bomber Markus Howell retires from the CFL | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League |access-date=2017-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921065852/http://www.cfl.ca/article/bomber-markus-howell-retires-from-the-cfl |archive-date=2012-09-21 |url-status=dead }}
Coaching career
Soon after his retirement announcement, Howell joined the Blue Bombers coaching staff for the 2011 season.https://www.cfl.ca/article/howell-joins-bomber-coaching-staff Howell joins Bomber coaching staff
On February 6, 2020, it was announced that Howell had joined the Toronto Argonauts as the team's receivers coach.{{Cite news|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2020/02/06/argos-announce-2020-coaching-staff/|title=Argos announce 2020 coaching staff|publisher=Toronto Argonauts|date=February 6, 2020}} The 2020 CFL season was cancelled, but Howell coached for the Argonauts in 2021 where the team finished in first place in the East Division.
On January 4, 2022, Howell formally joined the Edmonton Elks as the team's run game coordinator and receivers coach.{{Cite news|url=https://www.goelks.com/2022/01/04/elks-announce-key-offensive-pieces-2022-coaching-staff/ |title=Elks announce key offensive pieces of 2022 coaching staff |publisher=Edmonton Elks |date=January 4, 2022}} He served in that role with the Elks for three seasons.
Howell was named the receivers coach for the Calgary Stampeders on December 16, 2024.{{Cite web|title=Stamps Announce 2025 Coaching Staff |url=https://www.stampeders.com/2024/12/16/stamps-announce-2025-coaching-staff/ |publisher=Calgary Stampeders |date=December 16, 2024}}
References
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External links
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Category:Canadian football people from Winnipeg
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Category:Canadian football wide receivers
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Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders coaches
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