Brent Monson

Brent Monson (born July 18, 1985) is a Canadian professional football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion as a coach, having won with the Calgary Stampeders in 2014 and 2018.

Early life Monson grew up on the West Mountain in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He played competitive hockey, and didn't begin playing organized football until playing linebacker for the St. Thomas More Knights in high school. One of his teammates there was future Stampeders punter Rob Maver. He also served four seasons for Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School in Hamilton as defensive backs, special teams and strength and conditioning coach. Calgary lost the West Final to Saskatchewan 27-17.

Position Coach In 2010, Monson gained his first professional coaching opportunity when became Calgary's strength and conditioning coach, as well as the team's defensive quality control coach assisting with the linebackers under defensive coordinator Chris Jones. Linebacker Juwan Simpson shared the team lead with seven sacks, earned CFL all-star recognition, and was a finalist for the league’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award. Calgary finished with the top record in the CFL (13-5), but once again lost to Saskatchewan in the West Final 20-16.

In 2011, Monson transitioned to coaching Calgary's defensive line coach under Jones while continuing as strength and conditioning coach. Calgary finished 11-7, third in a three way tie for first place in the West. Calgary lost to Edmonton in the West Semi-Final 33-19.

In 2012, he remained as strength and conditioning coach, but moved to the offensive side of the ball when he became running backs coach under offensive coordinator Dave Dickenson. Calgary finished tied for the top record in the CFL with Edmonton (14-4), but Edmonton clinched first place in the West by winning their 3-game season series 2-1. Calgary defeated BC 35-9 in the West Semi-Final, but Calgary fell to Edmonton in the West Final 45-31.

In 2016, he continued as linebackers coach, this time under new defensive coordinator DeVone Claybrooks. Outside linebacker Deron Mayo led the Stamps with 77 tackles, and rookie Alex Singleton emerged as the starter at middle linebacker. Calgary finished first overall in the CFL with a 15-2-1 record, which included the CFL record for the longest winning streak within one season (14). Calgary beat BC 42-15 in the West Final. In the Grey Cup, Calgary lost in overtime to Ottawa 39-33.

In 2017, Monson maintained his position as linebackers coach under Claybrooks. On December 14, 2018, Monson was promoted to Calgary's defensive coordinator for the 2019 season.

In 2019, Monson's first season as defensive coordinator under head coach Dickenson, The Stampeders finished with a CFL-worst 5-12-1 record, and missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2004 season. After the season, the Stampeders announced that Monson would not be retained on the team's coaching staff for the 2025 season.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats On December 17, 2024, it was announced that Monson had been hired as the defensive coordinator for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.