| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
| Date of birth | November 11, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Great Falls, Montana |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Senior Director of Player Personnel |
| US college | Montana |
| Career history | |
| As administrator | |
| 2004–2005 | Montreal Alouettes (Regional Scout/Advance Scout) |
| 2005–2007 | Montreal Alouettes (Director of Scouting) |
| 2007–2012 | New York Jets (Pro Scout) |
| 2013–2016 | Ottawa Redblacks (Assistant General Manager) |
| 2017–2021 | 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.
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. 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. On January 10, 2025, it was announced that he had joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as a senior director of player personnel.
CFL GM record
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Result | |||
| EDM | 2017 | 12 | 6 | 0 | .667 | 3rd in West Division | 1 | 1 | Lost in West Final | |
| EDM | 2018 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | 5th in West Division | - | - | Did not qualify | |
| EDM | 2019 | 8 | 10 | 0 | .444 | 4th in West Division | 1 | 1 | Lost in East Final | |
| EDM | 2021 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 5th in West Division | - | - | Did not qualify | |
| Total | 32 | 36 | 0 | .471 | 0 West Division Championships |
2 | 2 | 0 Grey Cups | ||
References
- ^ Baines, Tim (May 29, 2013). "Former New York Jets scout Brock Sunderland named assistant GM of CFL's Ottawa RedBlacks". Ottawa Sun.
- ^ "Elks announce sweeping organizational changes". Canadian Football League. November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Blue Bombers add trio to scouting staff". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. January 10, 2025.
