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Edmonton Eskimos head coach Kavis Reed surrounded himself with a lot of CFL experience Wednesday.

Reed, less than a month into his first stint as a CFL head coach, hired veteran CFL coaches Rich Stubler, Rick Campbell and Kit Lathrop to his staff.

Stubler will be the club's defensive co-ordinator while Campbell assumes the role of assistant head coach and special-teams co-ordinator and Lathrop becomes the defensive line coach.

Campbell, a 12-year CFL coaching veteran, returns to the Eskimos after spending last year as the Calgary Stampeders running backs coach. Campbell spent 10 seasons in a variety of capacities with Edmonton before becoming the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive backs and special-teams co-ordinator in 2009.

Stubler is a veteran CFL coach as well, having been part of four Grey Cup-winning squads. He also spent seven seasons as Edmonton's defensive co-ordinator (1991-'95, '98-'99) and was the B.C. Lions defensive line coach this past year.

Lathrop joins the Eskimos with plenty of CFL experience, earning a Grey Cup ring in 2000 with the B.C. Lions.

The moves come a day after Reed dismissed special-teams co-ordinator and assistant head coach Noel Thorpe, receivers coach Jason Tucker and defensive backs coach Stacey Hairston.

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