One reason Tampa Bay let former offensive coordinator Jeff Tedford out of his contract — aside from the fact, you know, he had heart problems — is to allow Tedford to pursue other football opportunities.

It appears that may be about to happen. Per Arash Madani of Sportsnet.ca, Canada’s version of FOX Sports, Tedford is the leading candidate to become the new head coach of the B.C. Lions of the CFL.

League sources tell Sportsnet that the Lions are leaning toward hiring Jeff Tedford, the former CFL quarterback who groomed Aaron Rodgers in college while head coach of the California Golden Bears, as the next head coach of the Lions. The 53-year-old Tedford worked with, and for, Buono on the Calgary Stampeders coaching staff between 1989 and 1991 when he was entering the coaching ranks.

Well, first off, Joe is happy Tedford apparently is feeling healthy enough to take over a professional football program. That’s a good sign. First and foremost, Joe wishes Tedford to be healthy and active.

Now the next question is, would Tedford, after what he has witnessed in Tampa Bay, be inclined to take Marcus Arroyo with him?