Joe Mack returns for his second season as Vice-President of Football Operations and General Manager.  He officially took the reins of the football club by accepting the position on January 22, 2010.

Mack re-joined the Blue and Gold after holding the Director of Player Personnel position from 1984-1987. In his first season with the club, he helped the Bombers win the 72nd Grey Cup by defeating the Hamilton Tiger Cats 47-17 in 1984.

Last season, Mack truly put his stamp on the team as he brought in an extensive amount of young talent and set out to improve the Canadian depth on the roster.  Many of the young players signed contract extensions after last season which ensures a strong corps of talent for years to come.

With a diverse football background, Mack has a unique and gifted eye for identifying football talent, while bringing in his wealth of over 25 years of collegiate and professional football experience and the rolodex that comes with it. Mack has great knowledge of building franchises from the ground up, having worked with two NFL expansion franchises in that capacity.

Before accepting the job with the Blue Bombers, Mack spent the past five years as an Independent Sports Consultant, providing insight and expertise on a high level consulting basis.

Mack began his career as a defensive line coach with Villanova University before joining the Blue Bombers in 1984 and winning the Grey Cup in his debut season. Following his time in Winnipeg, Mack headed to Atlanta to begin his NFL career as a National College Scout for the Falcons. After a two-year stint in Georgia, Mack joined the Washington Redskins as their Director of Pro Personnel in 1991. In that role, Mack helped the Redskins to a 14-2 regular season record and the franchise’s third Superbowl victory, defeating the Buffalo Bills 37-24 to capture Super Bowl XXVI.

After six seasons in the U.S. capital, he took the role of Assistant General Manager with the expansion Carolina Panthers in 1994. The Charlotte based NFL club finished their inaugural season with a 7-9 record – the best record for an NFL expansion team in its first year of operation. The following season – just their second in the league – Mack guided the Panthers to the NFC Championship Game before losing to the eventual Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers.

In 1998 Mack was appointed by former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue to restart all of the football operations for the reconstituted Cleveland Browns. His role was to establish and manage all football operations for the expansion club, including player personnel, coaching staff selection and the establishment of the medical department, while reporting directly to current NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

Mack left Cleveland in June of 2001 and joined the XFL’s New York Hitmen as their Director of Football Operations. The Hitmen finished their first and only XFL season with a 4-6 mark.

He received his B.A. in Political Science from Villanova University. Mack met his wife Kathleen in Winnipeg and they have three kids; Danielle, Colleen and Ben.