{"id":4872,"date":"2024-11-19T23:43:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T23:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2024\/11\/19\/edmonton-elks-hire-ed-hervey-for-2nd-stint-as-cfl-teams-gm-edmonton\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T23:43:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T23:43:35","slug":"edmonton-elks-hire-ed-hervey-for-2nd-stint-as-cfl-teams-gm-edmonton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2024\/11\/19\/edmonton-elks-hire-ed-hervey-for-2nd-stint-as-cfl-teams-gm-edmonton\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmonton Elks hire Ed Hervey for 2nd stint as CFL team\u2019s GM &#8211; Edmonton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A familiar face is returning to the executive offices at Commonwealth Stadium as the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/edmonton-elks\">Edmonton Elks<\/a> announced Tuesday it has hired <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/ed-hervey\">Ed Hervey<\/a> to be the football club\u2019s new general manager.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The hiring will see Hervey, 51, serve as Edmonton\u2019s GM for the second time; the California native first served as the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/cfl\">CFL<\/a> club\u2019s GM from 2013 to 2017 before he was let go by the team.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, Edmonton won a Grey Cup championship with Hervey at the helm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEd embodies the core values that I\u2019m looking for in Edmonton,\u201d Elks president and CEO Chris Morris said in a news release. \u201cHe\u2019s a man with a tremendous amount of integrity, who believes in consistency and continuity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe brings a wealth of experience working as a general manager in this league, but also understands the importance of innovating as we strive to be Grey Cup champions.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video_miniplayer\">\n<section id=\"miniplayer_673d0a81bef25-carousel\" class=\"l-videoCarousel l-videoCarousel--embed c-carousel\" data-video-carousel-play-inline=\"true\" data-video-carousel-init=\"false\" aria-label=\"Video carousel contains 2 videos.\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__inner\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__featured\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"true\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_673d0a81bef25\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"3364439\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/playlist\/3364439,3364198\/?poster=https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fmedia.globalnews.ca%2Fvideostatic%2F500%2F763%2F2017-04-07T18-00-13.301Z--1280x720.jpg%3Fw%3D1200%26%23038%3Bquality%3D70%26%23038%3Bstrip%3Dall#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_673d0a81bef25\" data-displayinline-playlist=\"3364439,3364198\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Edmonton Eskimos fire GM Ed Hervey over philosophical differences'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/500\/763\/2017-04-07T18-00-13.301Z--1280x720.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/500\/763\/2017-04-07T18-00-13.301Z--1280x720.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/500\/763\/2017-04-07T18-00-13.301Z--1280x720.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/500\/763\/2017-04-07T18-00-13.301Z--1280x720.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">1:42<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Edmonton Eskimos fire GM Ed Hervey over philosophical differences<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__glide glide \">\n<div class=\"glide__arrows c-carousel__buttons l-videoCarousel__buttons\" data-glide-el=\"controls\">\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--left c-carousel__button c-carousel__prev l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__prev c-longform-gallery__prev\" data-glide-dir=\"&lt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Previous Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--right c-carousel__button c-carousel__next l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__next c-longform-gallery__next\" data-glide-dir=\"&gt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Next Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-carousel__goto\" data-glide-dir=\"=0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- video stream item --><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p>The hiring of Hervey is part of a seachange within the Elks\u2019 organization after the team missed the CFL playoffs again this year \u2014 the Elks have not made the post-season since 2019. Morris himself has only been on the job since late last month when he was first hired.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h3>Get daily National news<\/h3>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited about the opportunity to work with Chris, a former teammate and someone who I respect and admire tremendously,\u201d Hervey said. \u201cI can\u2019t ask for a better opportunity to come back to. Above everything else, Edmonton is home.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"c-blockquote l-article__blockquote\">\n<div class=\"c-infoBox\">\n<div class=\"c-infoBox__inner\">\n<p class=\"c-blockquote__content l-article__blockquoteContent\">\u201cWhen home calls, you answer it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Elks announced Tuesday that Hervey will also serve as the club\u2019s vice-president of football operations.<\/p>\n<p>Since leaving Edmonton in 2017, Hervey spent two seasons working as GM for the B.C. Lions before later joining the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as an assistant general manager in 2021. Last year, he was promoted to be that club\u2019s GM.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video_miniplayer\">\n<section id=\"miniplayer_673d0a81c1121-carousel\" class=\"l-videoCarousel l-videoCarousel--embed c-carousel\" data-video-carousel-play-inline=\"true\" data-video-carousel-init=\"false\" aria-label=\"Video carousel contains 4 videos.\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__inner\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__featured\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"true\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_673d0a81c1121\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"4953970\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" 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Elks have scheduled a news conference to talk about the hiring for late Wednesday morning at Commonwealth Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>As a player, Hervey was wide receiver who was named a CFL All-Star in 2001 and 2003. He finished his CFL playing career with 6,715 yards receiving on 476 receptions.<\/p>\n<p>Hervey won Grey Cup championships when Morris and he were teammates in 2003 and 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Hervey replaces Geroy Simon, who had served as interim GM for the Elks this season. Simon was asked to take over that role when the club fired GM and head coach Chris Jones after the team got off to an 0-5 start.<\/p>\n<p>Jarious Jackson took over as interim head coach and the team put together a 7-6 record after the change.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hervey will now need to decide who should serve as the Elks\u2019 head coach going forward.<\/p>\n<p>In August, Larry Thompson became the club\u2019s first private owner. 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