Kevin Eiben

Kevin Eiben (born September 28, 1979) is a Canadian former professional football linebacker and coach. He was drafted 26th overall by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in the 2001 CFL draft and spent the first 11 years of his playing career with the team, followed by one season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He is a four-time Grey Cup champion after winning with the Argonauts as a player in 2004 and as an assistant coach in 2017, 2022, and 2024. He played college football for the Bucknell Bison.

Early life Eiben grew up in Delta, British Columbia with parents Laraine and Larry Eiben, and three siblings. He now resides in Mississauga, Ontario. Eiben comes from a football family. His father played strong safety at the University of Cincinnati and his uncle, George, played fullback at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. His brother, L.J., was a third round draft choice of the Argonauts in the 1996 CFL draft played for the BC Lions.

Eiben attended Vancouver College high school, lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. He was named all-league football player three times, voted Provincial Offensive Most Valuable Player at quarterback in football his final year, and also made 102 tackles at the safety position. In addition, he was named to the all-league in basketball his senior year.

After one season with the Ticats, Eiben announced his retirement via Twitter on March 4, 2013. Eiben retired having played 11 season with the Argonauts and one season with the Tiger-Cats. Throughout his career Eiben amassed 722 Defensive tackles, 92 Special Team tackles, 15 sacks, 10 interceptions and 12 fumble recoveries.

Coaching career Eiben was the defensive coordinator with the McMaster Marauders for the 2013 season and was the defensive coordinator with the University of Toronto Varsity Blues from 2014 to 2016.

In 2017, Eiben became the special teams coordinator of the Toronto Argonauts. Beginning in 2019, he served as linebackers coach for the Argonauts. On May 1, 2024, it was announced that Eiben had been named defensive co-coordinator in addition to retaining his duties as linebackers coach. He won three Grey Cup championships as an assistant coach during this time, but was not retained on the coaching staff for 2026.

Business career Eiben was a franchise owner of Sport Specific Training (SST) with a location in Oakville, Ontario from 2009 to 2014 before selling to his business partner who still runs the location.

After retiring from the CFL, Eiben took a position with the Front Office of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as Manager, Business Development and Corporate Partnerships for the new Tim Hortons Field, home to the PanAm games in 2015 and Hamilton Tiger-Cats starting July 2014 season.