Training Camp Notebook: Scott Flory serves as guest coach
The Montreal Alouettes weren’t on the field on Wednesday, but the coaches were still hard at work getting players ready for the rest of training camp. Assisting the coaching staff for the first week of camp is Als legend Scott Flory, who is the head coach of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.
Flory connected with former teammate and current Alouettes offensive line coach Luc Brodeur-Jourdain during the off-season, and head coach Jason Maas and general manager Danny Maciocia at the CFL Combine in Regina.
“It’s really good to get back here and spend some time with Luc, Anthony Calvillo, Jason Maas to see how they operate offensively,” Flory said. “This is a franchise that I was part of for a long time. You can see the championship culture here. I was lucky as a player and I’m trying to do the same thing with my college team. It’s really good to be around high-level excellence.”
Luc Brodeur-Jourdain and Scott Flory
Flory, who was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2018, spent his entire 15-year career with the Alouettes (1999-2013). He was named the CFL’s top offensive lineman in 2008 and 2009, and he helped the organization win three Grey Cups (2002, 2009, 2010).
The 48-year-old is working closely with the offensive line throughout the first week of camp. He’s assisting Brodeur-Jourdain and assistant offensive line coach David Brown any way he can.
Flory has been coaching at the U Sports level since 2014. He’s been the head coach of the Huskies since 2017. Although he’s enjoying his time with the Alouettes, he isn’t necessarily looking to make the move to pro football.
“I really enjoy college football,” the Als third-round pick in 1998 said. “I have to go after Marco (Iadeluca – University of Montreal head coach) and Glen (Constantin -University of Laval head coach). I have to beat those guys (laughs).
“I’m loving what I’m doing. I’ll never say never (to pro football). I love the CFL. I was part of it for 20 years, so I really do care about this league. I really love what I get to do and the young men I get to coach.”
If you haven’t seen Flory since his playing days with the Alouettes, you may not recognize him. He was somewhere between 300 and 305 pounds during his playing days, but he’s dropped roughly 65 pounds since he retired from the game.
“I’m down to like 245 pounds – somewhere in that range,” he added. “I called it occupational hazard when I had to be 300 pounds. It’s also important for me to show the young men I’m being a mentor to, that this game is a physical game and you have to be a certain size, but I’m trying to show them that you have to take care of yourself after football. I’m trying to set that example for them.”
