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Report: CFL wanted Reed dismissed from Alouettes long before firing

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The CFL wanted Kavis Reed fired from his role as general manager of the Montreal Alouettes many months ago, and his fate was sealed when the league took over operations of the club in May, sources told 3DownNation's Justin Dunk.

The move to fire Reed - which ultimately took place on Sunday - was intended to make the team more appealing to potential new ownership groups, Dunk added.

The league was reportedly searching for Reed's replacement as far back as November. The plan was to bring in a GM as a placeholder until the sale of the franchise could be completed.

Reed, who's due the rest of his salary for the season, was dismissed from the organization for reasons Alouettes president Patrick Boivin couldn't reveal because it could "potentially expose us at the legal level," according to Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette.

However, it was reported that Reed was charging the Alouettes for personal expenses such as plane tickets, sources told RDS.ca's Didier Ormejuste. He was also paying players who have personal, registered companies in order to circumvent the salary cap, sources told RDS.ca's Matthieu Proulx.

Additionally, the CFL fired former Alouettes head coach Mike Sherman before the start of the season in another attempt to clean house before new ownership takes over. Reed was not aware of Sherman’s firing until it took place, according to Dunk.

"The team is sold and the league is doing what they're being told," one source said.

Day-to-day management duties will now be split between assistant general manager of player personnel Joe Mack, head coach Khari Jones, and director of football operations Patrick Donovan.

The Alouettes are 2-2 this season and sit second in the East Division. They will play the Edmonton Eskimos on Saturday.

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