John Cody Sherritt[1] (born May 2, 1988) is the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
He is a former Canadian football linebacker who played in eight seasons for the Edmonton Eskimos and won one Grey Cup championship in 2015.
Sherritt also became the first player in school history with more than 400 career tackles and helped lead Eastern Washington to the 2010 FCS National Championship.
Sherritt went undrafted in the 2011 NFL draft, but signed a free agent contract on April 20, 2011, with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
[8] On January 15, 2024, it was announced that Sherritt had been named the linebackers coach and pass game coordinator for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
[9] He served in that capacity for one season, but did not return in 2025 amid reports that he had joined the coaching staff for the Edmonton Elks.