markus howell (born april 21, 1975) is a professional canadian football coach. he was most recently the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach for the bc lions of the canadian football league. he is a former professional canadian football wide receiver and kick returner who played for 11 years for the winnipeg blue bombers, ottawa renegades, and calgary stampeders. he was drafted in the fourth round of the 2000 cfl draft by the blue bombers. he won a grey cup championship in 2008. he played college football at texas southern.