Mike Edem

Edem was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League with the 3rd overall selection in the 2013 CFL Draft. Edem played in all 18 games of the regular season, including 15 starts at safety. He finished the season with 49 tackles, nine special teams tackles, five sacks, three interceptions and four fumble recoveries en route to being named an East Division All-Star. Following the season, he was nominated as the Als Most Outstanding Canadian and Most Outstanding Rookie.[3] He dressed in 17 games in 2014 while only starting one, registering five tackles and one interception. Edem then dressed in only four games in 2015.

Edem was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on October 14, 2015 for a sixth round 2016 CFL Draft pick and a conditional seventh round 2017 CFL Draft pick.[4] He played in four regular season games and both playoff games.

Edem became a free agent on February 9, 2016 and signed a two-year contract with the BC Lions that same day.[5] In one season with the Lions Edem played in all but one of the 18 regular season games recording 37 defensive tackles and 2 interceptions.

On May 11, 2017 the Lions traded Edem and a conditional selection in the 2018 CFL Draft to the Saskatchewan Roughriders for a conditional selection in 2018.[6] After only contributing in a back-up and special teams role in 2017, Mike Edem had a breakout year with the Roughriders in 2018, contributing with a career high 61 defensive tackles, 10 special teams tackles, and two interceptions. On January 31, 2019 Edem and the Roughriders agreed to a two-year contract extension.[7] He re-signed to a one-year contract extension with the team on December 16, 2020.[8] Edem started the first five games of the 2021 season at safety for the Riders, contributing with 11 defensive tackles and one forced fumble. He suffered a broken wrist in the Banjo Bowl match against the Blue Bombers.[9] In late October it was announced that he would miss the remainder of the season.[10]