Pete Costanza

Pete Costanza (born 1970) is an American football coach who is the wide receivers coach for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a six-time Grey Cup champion as an assistant coach, having won three times with the Calgary Stampeders, once with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and twice with the Argonauts.

College career Costanza played college football as a wide receiver for the William Paterson Pioneers and graduated from William Paterson University in 1994. In 2002, he became the head coach for the Columbus Wardogs.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute While still coaching in the AF2, Costanza was hired as the defensive backs coach for the RPI Engineers in 2006. In his first year, the Stampeders won the 96th Grey Cup. He continued to work in this position as the Stampeders won championships in 2014 and 2018.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers On January 21, 2020, it was announced that Costanza had joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to serve as the team's running backs coach. After the league cancelled the 2020 CFL season, the Blue Bombers ended the 2021 season victorious in the 108th Grey Cup game and Costanza won his fourth championship. In his first year, the Argonauts won the 109th Grey Cup and Costanza won his fifth championship. In the following offseason, he was a finalist for the offensive coordinator position for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. However he remained with the Argonauts as the team finished with a 16–2 record, but faltered in the East Final. As the pass game coordinator in 2024, Costanza worked with three different starting quarterbacks as the team finished 10–8 and won the 111th Grey Cup.

Ottawa Redblacks It was announced on January 8, 2026, that Costanza had joined the Ottawa Redblacks to serve as their receivers coach.