Jim Popp out as Montreal Alouettes general manager after 21 years with club
MONTREAL — For the first time since the Montreal Alouettes returned to the Canadian Football League 21 seasons ago, they are searching for a new general manager.
Team president Mark Weightman announced Monday that Jim Popp, the architect of three Grey Cup champion teams, has parted ways with the Alouettes under mutual agreement with owners Bob and Andrew Wetenhall.
Weightman hopes to have a new GM in place as soon as possible, but cautioned that some candidates may currently be working for teams that are still playing and cannot be approached until their season is over.
“It’s been a difficult last few years with our results and I think we just mutually agreed that this was the right time to make this change,” said Weightman, whose 7-11 club missed the playoffs for a second year in a row.