Michael Brodrique

Brodrique was ranked as the 11th best player in the Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2023 CFL draft and was the top ranked player from U Sports football.^[3] He was then drafted in the first round, second overall, by the Edmonton Elks in the 2023 CFL draft and signed with the team on May 8, 2023.^[4] Following training camp in 2023, he made the team's active roster and made his professional debut on June 11, 2023, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.^[5] He played in all 18 regular season games in his rookie year where he recorded eight special teams tackles.^[5]

In 2024, Brodrique played in 14 games where he had two defensive tackles, ten special teams tackles, one sack.^[5] He played in the first six games in the 2025 season, but sat out the rest of the season due to injury.^[5][6] In his limited time, Brodrique recorded just one special teams tackle that year.^[5] He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 10, 2026.^[7]

On February 12, 2026, it was announced that Brodrique had signed a one-year contract with the Ottawa Redblacks.^[8]

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