CFL: New Elks GM Hervey ‘committed to winning’ [Video]

Ed Hervey says he’s ready to get down to work to pull the Edmonton Elks back into contention.

The Canadian Football League team’s new vice-president of football operations and general manager told media on Wednesday during his introductory news conference at Commonwealth Stadium he’s “committed to winning” and “getting it done … and if you don’t believe it, just watch the work.”

“I’m not going to sit and talk and sell you on what we’re going to do,” said Hervey, who’s starting his second tour of GM duty in Edmonton after helming the Green and Gold from 2013-16.

“We’re going to make sense. We’re going to do things that make sense, common sense around here.”

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The Elks have turned back to Hervey after firing head coach and GM Chris Jonesin July after an 0-7 start to the 2024 season. Geroy Simon, who had been Jones’s assistant GM, filled in as interim manager as the …