Montreal Alouettes expected to promote assistant coach Reed to general manager
He’s been a player, an assistant coach and a head coach in the CFL. Now Kavis Reed will get to try his hand at being a general manager.
According to a league source, Reed will be unveiled on Wednesday as the Montreal Alouettes’ new GM, replacing Jim Popp, who was fired Nov. 7.
The move is somewhat surprising given Reed has no previous experience as a general manager. He served as Montreal’s assistant head coach and special-teams co-ordinator last season but has coached all three phases in the CFL and thus understands the nuances of the Canadian game.
Reed, who interviewed for the GM’s job Sunday, is familiar with the makeup of the CFL’s 44-man roster (21 international players, 20 nationals, three quarterbacks of any nationality and two reserve players). He’s also aware of having to start at least seven national — or Canadian — performers each game.