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On January 15, 2020, it was announced that October had joined the Edmonton Eskimos as the team's receivers coach and passing game coordinator.

Winston joined the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL in time for the 2018 season. The following offseason offensive coordinator Jaime Elizondo left the team which expanded Winston's role for the 2019 season to include the responsibility of play calling. However, midway through the 2019 season, with the offense sputtering and the team having lost six of their last seven matches, head coach Rick Campbell turned over the role of offensive play-calling to Joe Paopao.

October became the William & Mary Tribe's wide receivers coach in March 2014. Winston remained with William & Mary through the 2017 season.

October joined the VMI Keydets coaching staff as an assistant coach during the summer of 2007, spending his first two season coaching the secondary. He became the wide receivers coach in 2009, a position he held for five years.

October spent the 2001 offseason with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League after signing with the team in April 2001.

October was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos in September 2001 and played for the team through the 2004 CFL season. He returned four punts for touchdowns during his time with the Eskimos. He also had 1,018 kickoff return yards in 2003 and 1,073 in 2004. October saw time as a wide receiver, recording 19 receptions for 196 yards in 2003.

October signed with the Montreal Alouettes in 1999. He was used mainly as a kick returner, also seeing time at defensive back. He returned two punts for touchdowns and a missed field 111 yards for a touchdown during the 2000 CFL season. He became a free agent after the 2000 season.

October was a four-time All-Atlantic 10 defensive back selection while playing for the Richmond Spiders. He also served as team captain during the Spiders' Atlantic 10 championship season in 1998 and was named All-America by The Sports Network. He finished his career ranked first on the conference's all-time punt return yardage list.

Winston October (born July 12, 1976) is the wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a former Canadian football defensive back who played six seasons in the CFL with the Montreal Alouettes and Eskimos. He played college football at the University of Richmond and attended Gar-Field Senior High School in Woodbridge, Virginia. He was also a member of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League.