[1] For two years, he played for the Burlington Braves of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL).

[3] He also served four seasons for Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School in Hamilton as defensive backs, special teams and strength and conditioning coach.

[4][5] 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.

Cornish was named a West-division All-Star, and won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award.

Calgary finished the regular season with a league-best 15-3 record, and defeated Edmonton in the West Final 43-18.

Monson stepped in as the acting defensive coordinator for Calgary's August 25th game against Winnipeg when Claybrooks was hospitalized due to illness.

[6] Following the 2018 Grey Cup win, Claybrooks was hired by the BC to be their head coach for the 2019 season, leading to a vacancy at defensive coordinator for Calgary.

[10] In 2019, Monson's first season as defensive coordinator under head coach Dickenson,[11] Calgary finished second in the West with a 12-6 record.

The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Monson maintained his defensive coordinator position under Dickenson.

[11] In 2021, Monson continued as defensive coordinator under Dickenson,[11] while once again holding the linebackers coach position.

[8] The Stampeders gave up the second-fewest offensive touchdowns in the CFL and allowed an average of fewer than 19 points per game.

[11] The Stampeders led the CFL in sacks and allowed the league’s second-lowest point total.

Defensive linemen Rose and Shawn Lemon, linebacker Cameron Judge and defensive back Jonathan Moxey were named West Division all-stars and Rose, Lemon and Judge earned CFL all-star recognition.

However, the defense was led by West Division and CFL all-star linebacker Micah Awe, Rose, who earned division and league all-star recognition after leading all defensive tackles with 11 sacks, and Judge, who was tied for second in the league and was first among linebackers with five interceptions.