Jerome Erdman is entering his second season with the Warriors. In his second season Erdman’s role expands to include Special Teams Coordinator while continuing his duties as the lead defensive backs coach. Prior to joining the Warriors Erdman spent three seasons as SFU's defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. A Simon Fraser University alumni and former assistant, he returned to SFU in August 2020, nearly three decades after his previous tenure as defensive secondary coach at the university.
Erdman started his playing career at SFU as a defensive back and wide receiver, eventually progressing to the Canadian Football League. He made stops in Winnipeg, Ottawa, and Edmonton during his seven years in the CFL. Erdman racked up 106 catches, 1,500 receiving yards to go along with three career interceptions. In 1984, he won the Grey Cup as a core member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. After his CFL career, Erdman played and coached five seasons with the Glasgow Lions in the British Football League.
Erdman has a wide range of coaching experience gained in leagues across Canada and the United Kingdom. Erdman won a Scottish league title with the Glasgow Lions as a head coach in 1996. Erdman served the Scottish Claymores Development Team of NFL Europe as a defensive coordinator between 1998 and 2000. He has also made multiple stops across the CFL, coaching the defensive secondary with the BC Lions (2002), Special Teams Coordinator and Linebackers with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2003-2006), and Receivers and Special Teams Assistant with the Toronto Argonauts (2008).
At the university level, Erdman was the special team’s coordinator and linebackers coach at Bishop's in Quebec before coming to SFU. He has also had multiple stints at McGill and UBC. Erdman was also the head coach and Defensive Coordinator of the Vancouver Island Raiders junior football team from 2015-17.
