After serving in the U.s. college coaching ranks and in NFL Europe, Richard Kent came to the CFL in 2009 ad  the defensive back coach for the Toronto Argonauts. Kent spent 2010 as an assistant coach with the Montreal Alouettes and then joined the Omaha Thunder of the United Football League for two seasons. During those two seasons, Kent was a guest coach with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in training camp, and in 2013, Kent becmae a full-time defensive back coach with the Riders.

Kent named Defensive Back Coach with Saskatchewan - December 14, 2012