TSN's Farhan Lalji has learned that assistant coaches Joe Paopao and Dan Dorazio will not be back with the B.C. Lions next season, joining Kelly Bates who will also not be returning to the team.

Dorazio is expected to join former Lions offensive coordinator Jacques Chapdelaine as the offensive line coach with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Head coach Mike Benevides was fired by the Lions after the season and replaced by Jeff Tedford earlier this month.

There is speculation former Roughriders offensive coordinator George Cortez, who was on Tedford's staff at Cal, will be named the Lions offensive coordinator.