1. Edward Hervey was born on May 4,1973 and is an American former professional football wide receiver who is the general manager for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League.
21 Facts About Ed Hervey
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Ed Hervey played in the CFL for the Edmonton Eskimos for eight years and served as general manager of the Eskimos from 2013 through 2016, winning the 103rd Grey Cup to conclude the 2015 CFL season.
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Ed Hervey was later the general manager for the BC Lions from 2017 to 2020 and for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2024.
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Ed Hervey played college football at the University of Southern California.
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Ed Hervey attended Compton High School, where he played as a quarterback and wide receiver.
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Ed Hervey was selected to the All-Moore League team as a senior.
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Ed Hervey moved on to Pasadena City College, where he played as a quarterback.
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Ed Hervey received Junior College All-State and All-Mission Conference honors.
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Ed Hervey transferred to the University of Southern California after his sophomore season and was converted into a wide receiver.
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Ed Hervey was a teammate of All-American wide receivers Johnnie Morton and Keyshawn Johnson.
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Ed Hervey finished fifth in the 200 metres with 20.53 seconds; his best was a 20.40 seconds time at the Pac-10 championships, where he was third.
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Ed Hervey was selected in the fifth round of the 1995 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys.
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Ed Hervey played eight seasons for the Edmonton Eskimos in the Canadian Football League, and was a CFL all star in 2001 and 2003.
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Ed Hervey was a part of two Grey Cup winning teams.
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On March 20,2007, Ed Hervey officially announced his retirement from professional football.
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On November 30,2017, Ed Hervey was named the general manager of the BC Lions.
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Ed Hervey's handling of the release of fan favorite and star linebacker Solomon Elimimian drew criticism from Elimimian's agent for its timing, as did Hervey's justification that he knew when a player's time was up; Elimimian still earned divisional All-Star honours for the season, and recorded a sack in each game he played against BC.
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Also during the season, Ed Hervey was called out by the press for his refusal to shake the hand of Edmonton wideout Kenny Stafford.
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Roughly one month later, TSN reported that when Ed Hervey signed marquee free agent quarterback Mike Reilly to the highest ever CFL contract in early 2019, Ed Hervey had, contrary to league rules, signed a separate document outside of the contract, guaranteeing $250,000 of Reilly's yearly salary.
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Ed Hervey spent two years in that capacity before being promoted to general manager on December 5,2023.
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On November 9,2024, it was announced that Ed Hervey had been named the vice president of football operations and general manager for the Edmonton Elks.