No reason given as Montreal parts ways with GM Reed
The reason behind general manager Kavis Reed’s firing is shrouded in secrecy to avoid “legal trouble,” according to Montreal Alouettes president and CEO Patrick Boivin.
Boivin did not reveal exactly why the organization relieved Reed of his duties Sunday morning, though he says it was unrelated to the Canadian Football League team’s impending sale or the performance on the field.
It is unclear if the issues that led to Reed’s dismissal were of a personal or professional nature.
“To comment on specific details could put us in legal trouble. So we cannot say more,” Boivin said at a news conference at Olympic Stadium.
“It’s just based on things that were brought to my attention over the course of the last couple of weeks and made it such that we had to act upon it now.
“We made a decision today that we did not have a choice but to make,” Boivin said.
Montreal has won two games in a row following Saturday’s 36-19 win over the Ottawa Redblacks. The team is 2-2 and second in the East Division, despite being without an owner and run by the CFL. Brothers Peter and Jeffrey Lenkov are rumoured to be the team’s next owners.
The team now turns to a committee to replace Reed.
Joe Mack, the assistant general manager of player personnel, head coach Khari Jones and director of football operations Patrick Donovan will share the day-to-day management duties following Reed’s firing.
The team does not expect to find a new general manager for the remainder of the season, with Boivin saying the new structure is not temporary.
Mack is in charge of football operations such as player personnel, salary cap and contract management. Jones, still the head coach, has been given a larger responsibility related to the team’s roster moves. Donovan remains director of football operations.
Reed joined the Alouettes in 2015 as the club’s special teams co-ordinator. He was appointed assistant head coach a year later and took on GM duties in December 2016. The Als went 10-30 under Reed as general manager.