Shawn Burke (born 1981) is the

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of the

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of the

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(CFL). He previously spent 15 years in administrative and personnel related positions with the

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. Burke is a graduate of the Sports Administration program at

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Administrative career

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Burke was first hired by the

as the team's director of community relations in 2007 and would watch game film with

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. He added the title of director of communications in 2009, serving in both roles for two years. He then moved to the technical side of the franchise as he was named director of football operations in 2011. Burke was promoted to assistant general manager on March 11, 2016, while retaining many of his previous responsibilities. After three years in the assistant GM role, he was named senior director of personnel and co-manager of football operations, along with Drew Allemang, on January 3, 2019, effectively making the pair the team's co-general managers. Under two seasons of Burke in the top personnel position, the Tiger-Cats had a record and appeared in two

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games.

Ottawa Redblacks

On December 19, 2021, Burke was named the

of the

. In his first two years as general manager, the team lost their starting quarterback,

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to injury and posted back-to-back records.

Personal life

Both of Burke's parents died of

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by the time he was 20 years old. Burke has one brother, Dave Burke Jr.

References

External links

Ottawa Redblacks bio
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