Edmonton Eskimos general manager's first trade has deep roots

Brock Sunderland’s first trade as Edmonton Eskimos general manager has some personal history behind it.
Dealing a second-round draft pick to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for veteran pass-rusher John Chick and a fifth-round selection on Sunday was signed off on the other end by Eric Tillman.
Now GM of the Ticats, Tillman was the one who gave Sunderland his first professional football gig back when he was with the Ottawa Renegades in 2004.
While it didn’t last long, the unpaid management po