{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1998)}} {{Infobox Canadian Football League biography |name=Michael Brodrique |team=Ottawa Redblacks |image=2023, 44, Michael Brodrique.jpg |image_upright=1 |caption=Brodrique with the Edmonton Elks in 2023 |status=Active |import=no |position1=Linebacker |birth_date={{birth date and age|1998|8|21}} |birth_place=Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Quebec, Canada |number= |CIS=Montreal |amateur_title=CEGEP |amateur_team= |high_school= |Height_ft=6 |Height_in=3 |Weight_lbs=227 |CFLDraftedYear=2023 |CFLDraftedRound=1 |CFLDraftedPick=2 |playing_years1={{CFL Year|2023|2025}} |playing_team1=Edmonton Elks |playing_years2={{CFL Year|2026}}–present |playing_team2=Ottawa Redblacks |career_footnotes= |career_highlights= |CFL=michael-brodrique/167919/ }} '''Michael Brodrique''' (born August 21, 1998) is a Canadian professional football linebacker for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
==University career== Brodrique played U Sports football for the Montreal Carabins.<ref name=Carabins>{{cite web|url=https://carabins.umontreal.ca/football/equipe/brodrique-michael/ |title=Michael Brodrique |publisher=Montreal Carabins |access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref> He played in 22 games where he had 68.5 tackles, 9.5 sacks, one interception, one forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries.<ref name=drafted>{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2023/05/02/elks-take-carabins-lb-michael-brodrique-second-overall/ |title=Elks take Carabins' LB Michael Brodrique second overall |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=May 2, 2023}}</ref>
==Professional career== ===Edmonton Elks=== 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.<ref name=AprRank>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2023/04/21/matthew-bergeron-takes-top-spot-in-spring-scouting-bureau-rankings/ |title=Matthew Bergeron takes Top Spot in Spring Scouting Bureau Rankings |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=April 21, 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Transactions {{!}} Elks sign seven from 2023 draft class |url=https://press.goelks.com/transactions--elks-sign-seven-from-2023-draft-class |publisher=Edmonton Elks |date=May 8, 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref name=CFLbio>{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/players/michael-brodrique/167919/ |title=Michael Brodrique |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 12, 2026}}</ref> He played in all 18 regular season games in his rookie year where he recorded eight special teams tackles.<ref name=CFLbio/>
In 2024, Brodrique played in 14 games where he had two defensive tackles, ten special teams tackles, one sack.<ref name=CFLbio/> He played in the first six games in the 2025 season, but sat out the rest of the season due to injury.<ref name=CFLbio/><ref name=2025T>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2025/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 12, 2026}}</ref> In his limited time, Brodrique recorded just one special teams tackle that year.<ref name=CFLbio/> He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 10, 2026.<ref name=2026T>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2026/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 12, 2026}}</ref>
===Ottawa Redblacks=== On February 12, 2026, it was announced that Brodrique had signed a one-year contract with the Ottawa Redblacks.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2026/02/12/redblacks-sign-national-linebacker-michael-brodrique/ |title=Redblacks sign National linebacker Michael Brodrique |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=February 12, 2026}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/players/michael-brodrique/167919/ Ottawa Redblacks bio]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brodrique, Michael}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian football linebackers Category:Sportspeople from Laurentides Category:Edmonton Elks players Category:Montreal Carabins football players Category:Ottawa Redblacks players Category:Players of Canadian football from Quebec