Orlondo Steinauer Orlondo Steinauer ( born June 9 , 1973 , in Seattle , Washington ) is a former professional Canadian football safety who is currently the defensive coordinator for the Hamilton Tiger - Cats of the Canadian Football League . As a player , he played professional football for 12 seasons with the Ottawa Rough Riders , Hamilton Tiger - Cats and Toronto Argonauts from 1996 to 2008 . He finished his career second all - time in CFL history for interception return yards with 1178 yards . Steinauer was a two - time Grey Cup champion as a player after winning in 1999 with the Tiger - Cats and in 2004 with the Argonauts . He has also won a championship as a coach , winning the 100th Grey Cup as the defensive backs coach for the Toronto Argonauts in 2012 . High school career . At Lynnwood High School in Lynnwood , Washington , Steinauer lettered in football , basketball , and baseball . He graduated in 1991 . College years . Steinauer starred in football at Western Washington University and finished his career with 20 interceptions , 160 tackles , a forced fumble , and 89 punt returns for 965 yards ( 10 . 84 yards per punt ret . avg . ) and a touchdown . In 1995 , his final year , he was a consensus first - team All - American and the CFA Defensive Player of the Year leading the United States in pass interceptions with 10 and ranked ninth nationally with a 11 . 6 yards punt return average . In 1999 , he was named to Western Washington University ' s All - Century team and was the only player named to two first - team positions , at cornerback and punt returner . Canadian Football League . Steinauer joined the Ottawa Rough Riders of the CFL in 1996 , but saw minimal playing time prior to the team ' s dissolution at the end of that season . In 1997 , with the Hamilton Tiger - Cats , he emerged as a defensive star , earning a spot on the East Division All - Star team . He was also a punt returner . Steinauer ' s performance in Hamilton ( 1997 – 1999 ) and Toronto ( 2001 – 2008 ) was well regarded ; he was named a divisional All - Star six times and CFL All - Star five times . Toronto released him on August 25 , 2008 , prior to the ninth game of the season . As a CFL player with more than six years experience , playing more than eight games would have guaranteed his salary for the remainder of the year . Post - playing career . After being released by the Argonauts , he was approached by Rogers Sportsnet to work as a football analyst for their broadcasts . Steinauer says that , as a player , football reporters told him he ' d make a good broadcaster but he never thought about it until the opportunity presented itself . In 2009 , he did analysis for Sportsnet ' s television broadcasts and the radio Fan 590 . Steinauer is also an entrepreneur and a partner in a logistics firm . On February 19 , 2010 , Steinauer was hired by the Argonauts as their defensive backs coach . On August 4 , 2011 , Steinauer was promoted to defensive co - ordinator of the Argonauts after the firing of Chip Garber from that position . On December 8 , 2011 , new head coach Scott Milanovich announced that Steinauer would be retained as the team ' s defensive backs coach . On January 3 , 2012 , Steinauer was named the defensive coordinator for the Hamilton Tiger - Cats . Personal life . As of 2011 , Steinauer lives year round in Oakville , Ontario with his family . Steinauer has three children , all daughters aged 14 , 8 , 7 .