Edmond Paul Philion (born March 27, 1970) is the former

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coach of the

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. A former

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defensive tackle who played eight seasons for the

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, he won the

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in 2002 and was an East Division All-Star from 2003 through 2006. Philion was a hockey player for the Essex 73's Jr.C. team in the mid-1980s. Philion was the defensive line coach for the

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in 2013, and then for the

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from 2014 to 2015. He became the DL coach of the Edmonton Eskimos in January 2014.

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