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HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats revealed a significant reorganization plan on Tuesday, promoting Ed Hervey to general manager and removing Orlondo Steinauer from head coaching duties.
In December 2021, the Ticats added front-office responsibilities to Steinauer’s position as head coach, which he had held since 2019. He will continue to oversee the football operations division.
It was a “collective decision,” according to Steinauer.
Steinauer told reporters on Tuesday, “You don’t make a move like this if you’re not really sure the direction you want to go.” “It’s a different challenge in the end.”
“Ultimately, I wholeheartedly support this choice,” he continued. “I have no wish to be mediocre in any way. My goal is to excel atwant to be the best at what I do.”
A new coach will be announced later this week, according to the Tiger-Cats.
In both 2019 and 2021, the Tiger-Cats were the Grey Cup finalists, however they were defeated by Winnipeg. In 2019, Steinauer was recognized as the CFL’s coach of the year.
In the East semifinals of the previous two seasons, Hamilton was defeated by Montreal.
In December 2021, Hamilton hired Hervey as an assistant general manager. He was the general manager of Edmonton for four seasons (2013–16) and Vancouver for two seasons (2018–19).
Hervey led Edmonton to victory in the 2015 Grey Cup.
Working with Hervey, Steinauer remarked, “It became very apparent to me why he’s been entrusted to run two different organizations.” He has made significant choices, managed drafts, and to-day operations, and he just has that experience
