Brock Sunderland

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Brock Sunderland
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date of birth (1979-11-11) November 11, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Great Falls, Montana, U.S.
Career information
Position(s) Senior Director of Player Personnel
US college Montana
Career history
As administrator
20042005 Montreal Alouettes (Regional Scout/Advance Scout)
20052007 Montreal Alouettes (Director of Scouting)
20072012 New York Jets (Pro Scout)
20132016 Ottawa Redblacks (Assistant General Manager)
20172021 Edmonton Eskimos / Elks (General Manager)
2025–present Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Senior Director of Player Personnel)

Brock Sunderland (born November 11, 1979) is the Senior Director of Player Personnel for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He attended the University of Montana, where he was a kick returner and receiver on the Montana Grizzlies football team.

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Management career

Sunderland started his professional football management career as a regional scout for the Montreal Alouettes in 2004, working his way up to Director of Scouting under Jim Popp. He then served as a college and pro scout with the New York Jets from 2007 to 2012. [1] He was then hired by the Ottawa Redblacks in 2013 and was the Assistant General Manager when the team won the Grey Cup in 2016.

Sunderland was hired as the general manager of the Edmonton Eskimos (Now the Edmonton Elks) in 2017 and served in that capacity until 2021. [2] On January 10, 2025, it was announced that he had joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as a senior director of player personnel. [3]

CFL GM record

TeamYearRegular SeasonPost Season
WonLostTiesWin %FinishWonLostResult
EDM 2017 1260.6673rd in West Division11Lost in West Final
EDM 2018 990.5005th in West Division--Did not qualify
EDM 2019 8100.4444th in West Division11Lost in East Final
EDM 2021 3110.2145th in West Division--Did not qualify
Total32360.4710 West Division
Championships
220 Grey Cups

References

  1. Baines, Tim (May 29, 2013). "Former New York Jets scout Brock Sunderland named assistant GM of CFL's Ottawa RedBlacks". Ottawa Sun.
  2. "Elks announce sweeping organizational changes". Canadian Football League. November 22, 2021.
  3. "Blue Bombers add trio to scouting staff". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. January 10, 2025.