Look who's helping the Winnipeg Blue Bombers search for diamonds in the rough.

Former head coach Mike Kelly on Sunday hosted a free-agent tryout camp at Widener University, where he's the head coach of the Pride, an NCAA Div. III school in the Philadelphia area.

Kelly posted a photo of himself with Bomber assistant GM's Danny McManus and Ted Goveia, via Twitter, on the weekend.

“It's the second year they've been here,” Kelly told the Sun, via e-mail. “Over the past three years I've also hosted Calgary and Edmonton. I've always felt the northeast was a neglected region when it comes to scouting for the CFL and these kids are used to playing in difficult weather conditions as compared to the south which is absolutely over recruited.

“I'm just trying to provide opportunity locally for kids to a league I still truly believe in that gave me a lot of opportunity and my fondest experiences.”

Kelly's team is coming off a 6-3 season, his third at Widener.

He was named the Middle Atlantic Conference coach of the year in 2014, after the Pride went a perfect 10-0 and won two playoff games.

Kelly's one season as head coach in Winnipeg, 2009, was one of the stormiest in recent memory, as he frequently clashed with fans and media.

He was fired after missing the playoffs with a woeful offence and a 7-11 mark.

He was also the offensive coordinator for wildly entertaining Bomber teams in the 1990s.

The Bombers also held a free-agent camp in Akron, Ohio, this month, with others set for Charlotte, N.C., Chicago and Indianapolis in May.

The camps have produced star defenders like Maurice Leggett and Khalil Bass.

BOMBERS MINI-CAMP

Practice Schedule

Wednesday: 11-12:30, 2:30-4 p.m.

Thursday: 10:45-12:15, 2:45-4:15 p.m.

Friday: 10:45-12:05

(all practices at Investors Group Field)