Demetrious Maxie

Demetrious Maxie

Edmonton Elks
Maxie with the Edmonton Elks in 2023
Born:	(1973-10-18) October 18, 1973 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Career information
CFL status	American
Position(s)	Special teams coordinator Defensive assistant
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	270 lb (120 kg)
College	Texas-El Paso
Career history
As coach
2016–2017	Edmonton Eskimos (Linebackers coach)
2018–2023	Edmonton Eskimos / Elks (Defensive line coach)
2024	Toronto Argonauts (Defensive line coach)
2025–present	Edmonton Elks (Special teams coordinator, Defensive assistant)
As player
1995	Baltimore Stallions
1996	Montreal Alouettes
1996–1999	Toronto Argonauts
2000–2001	Saskatchewan Roughriders
2002	Toronto Argonauts
2003–2007	Calgary Stampeders
Career highlights and awards
4× Grey Cup champion (1995, 1996, 1997, 2024)
CFL All-Star	1999, 2000
CFL East All-Star	1999
CFL West All-Star	2000
Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca (archive)

Demetrious Maxie (born October 18, 1973) is the special teams coordinator and defensive assistant for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a former professional gridiron football defensive end.

Professional career

While playing with the Baltimore Stallions, Maxie won the only Grey Cup by a non-Canadian team, and followed with two wins with the Toronto Argonauts.

Coaching career

Edmonton Eskimos / Elks (first stint)

Maxie first served as the linebackers coach for the Edmonton Eskimos in 2016. He then moved to the defensive line in 2018 and served in that capacity until 2023.

Toronto Argonauts

On January 22, 2024, it was announced that Maxie had joined the Toronto Argonauts to serve as their defensive line coach. He won the 111th Grey Cup in his first year with the Argonauts.

Edmonton Elks (second stint)

On January 10, 2025, the Edmonton Elks announced that Maxie was named the team's special teams coordinator and defensive assistant.