Career
Born in Toronto, Forde played twelve seasons for the Calgary Stampeders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Toronto Argonauts, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Forde, who spent four years as the team captain of the Stampeders, had a consecutive games played streak of 150, counting regular season and postseason games, over an eight-season period. Forde had previously played in Commonwealth of Independent States football for the Western Ontario Mustangs from 1987 to 1990.
Selected two times as the Mustangs" Most Valuable Player, Forde co-captained the 1989 team
In 2008, Forde joined TSN as a commentator for their Friday Night Football broadcasts. Forde serves as the secondary commentator, calling games with play by play announcer Rod Black.
Forde was also an analyst for TSN.ca"s coverage of the 2008 Canadian Football League Draft. Before joining TSN, Forde served as a commentator for The Score"s Commonwealth of Independent States football telecasts from 2006 to 2007 and was a Canadian Football League analyst for Rogers Sportsnet from 2003 to 2005.
He has known as the premier Canadian College Draft expert and occasionally referred to by media members as the Mel Kiper Junior. of the Canadian Football League. Since 2010, Forde has run the National Invitational Combine during the same week that the Canadian Football League holds its own evaluation camp.
Recently his name has come up with regards to the opening with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for their Assistant General Manager position.