Lions GM Ed Hervey steps down from post

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions announced Friday that GM Ed Hervey has advised the franchise that he’s stepping down for personal reasons. Hervey joined the Lions in 2017. Hervey, 47, served as Edmonton’s general manager from 2013-16, winning a Grey Cup in 2015.

He was fired by Edmonton on April 7, 2017. Team president Len Rhodes cited a “philosophy in the way we do business” as part of the reason.

Hervey took over as B.C.’s GM after Wally Buono stepped down.

The Lions finished 9-9 in 2018 in Hervey’s first campaign at the helm. They crossed over to the East Division for the playoffs and were defeated 488 by Hamilton in the division semifinal.