Ryan Rigmaiden
American football player (born 1998)
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Ryan Rigmaiden is an American professional football executive who is the general manager for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Early life
Rigmaiden is from Spokane, Washington.[1] He attended Shadle Park High School.[2] He was a contributor for Scout.com from 2002 to 2005.[1]
Executive career
In 2006, Rigmaiden became the director of player personnel for the Spokane Shock of the af2.[1] He was promoted to general manager (GM) in 2010.[1] He helped the Shock win ArenaCup X in 2009 and ArenaBowl XXIII in 2010.[1] Spokane had an overall record of 88–31 during Rigmaiden's time there.[1] He served as the Shock's GM through the 2013 season.[2]
Rigmaiden was a scout for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2012 to 2013.[3][4] On February 11, 2014, he officially stepped down as the Shock's GM to become the Director of U.S. Scouting for the Lions.[2] Although he still remained a consultant for the Shock in 2014.[5] Rigmaiden was the Lions' Director of U.S. Scouting from 2014 to 2017.[3][4]
Rigmaiden served as the director of college scouting for the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 2018 to 2020.[3][1] The Blue Bombers won the 107th Grey Cup in 2019.[1] On December 12, 2019, it was reported that the Montreal Alouettes had offered Rigmaiden the team's GM job.[6]
Rigmaiden returned to the Lions as Director of U.S. Scouting in 2021.[1] He was the assistant general manager and director of player personnel from 2022 to 2024.[1][7] On November 10, 2024, he declined an interview for the Edmonton Elks' GM job.[8] On November 20, 2024, Rigmaiden was promoted to GM of the Lions.[1][9] He hired Buck Pierce to be the team's new head coach.[10]
Personal life
Rigmaiden lives in North Carolina.[1]