Montreal Alouettes promote assistant coach Reed to general manager
Kavis Reed understands he has big shoes to fill.
The 43-year-old native of Georgetown, S.C., was officially named general manager of the Montreal Alouettes on Wednesday. In his first foray into CFL management Reed has the unenviable task of replacing Jim Popp, who led the franchise to eight Grey Cup appearances — and three wins — over his 21 seasons in the post before being fired Nov. 7.
“They’re huge shoes,” Reed said in a telephone interview after being introduced to Montreal reporters. “What we’re chasing is what he had established.
“We’re trying to recapture the winning ways that he established over his more than 20-year tenure here. He has to be recognized for the culture he built in Montreal, the expectation he helped to build here.”