Edward Hervey (born May 4, 1973) is a former professional

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wide receiver and currently an assistant

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for the

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of the

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(CFL). He played in the CFL for the

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for eight years and also served as general manager of the Eskimos from

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through

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, winning the

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to conclude the

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. He was later the general manager for the

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from

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. He played

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at the

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High School and College

Hervey attended

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, where he played as a

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and wide receiver. He was selected to the All-Moore League team as a senior. In

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, he helped the school win the California state

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competition. He moved on to

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, where he played as a quarterback. As a freshman, he posted 12-of-28 completion for 116 yards and one

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, while rushing for 137 yards on 26 carries. Hervey became a starter in 1992, registering 78-of-143 completions for 919 passing yards, 3 passing

s, 791 rushing yards on 169 carries and 8 rushing

s on his way to a 10-1 record. He was named the MVP of the Rose City Classic Bowl, as he ran for one

and passed for another in a 28-27 win over the

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. He also received Junior College All-State and All-Mission Conference honors. In

, he finished second in the 1992 California state community college

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with 20.99 seconds and

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with 46.41 seconds. As a sophomore, he recorded 20.65 seconds in the

and 46.02 seconds in the

, receiving South Coast Conference Track Male Athlete of the Year honors, after winning both events at the conference championships. He transferred to the

after his sophomore season and was converted into a wide receiver. He was considered the team's fastest player, with head coach John Robinson (also former coach of the

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), saying Hervey was the fastest player he had seen on a football field, including ex-Ram and Olympic

gold medalist

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. As a junior he was named a starter, but tallied only 22 receptions for 219 yards and a 15-yard

pass, after suffering a sprained left ankle that forced him to miss 2 games and would limit him the rest of the season. The next year, he suffered a right knee sprain in the season opener and would only play in 8 games (4 games missed and 5 starts), finishing his college career with 41 receptions for 482 yards and 3

s. He was a teammate of All-American wide receivers

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and

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. In

as a senior, he earned All-American honors in three events at the NCAA Track and Field Championships. He finished fifth in the

with 20.53 seconds; his best was a 20.40 seconds time at the Pac-10 championships, where he was third. He also ran the second leg on both the 4 × 100 metres and

teams that finished fourth and fifth respectively.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Hervey was selected in the fifth round (166th overall) of the

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by the

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. As a rookie, he was leading the team in kickoff returns during the preseason (8 for a 24.4-yard average), until fracturing his left fibula in the final week of

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. Although he returned on September 6, he was declared inactive for every game during the season, as the Cowboys went on to win Super Bowl XXX. He was waived on August 20,

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Oakland Raiders (first stint)

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, he signed with the

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and was waived on August 24.

Denver Broncos

On February 13,

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, he was signed by the

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and released before the season started.

Oakland Raiders (second stint)

, he was signed by the

and waived and waived on August 26.

Edmonton Eskimos

Hervey played eight seasons for the

in the

, and was a CFL all star in

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and

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. Over the course of his career Hervey posted 6715 yards receiving with 476 receptions in 118 career CFL games. In

, he had his best season stats-wise, when he registered 1447 yards on 77 receptions with 12

s. He was also a part of two

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winning teams. In 2006, he received the David Boone Memorial Award in recognition for his contributions to the community. On March 20, 2007, Hervey officially announced his retirement from professional football.

Front office career

Edmonton Eskimos

After his playing career, Hervery served as the Eskimos' head scout until December 10,

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, when he was named as the club's general manager. In

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, the Eskimos won the

. On April 7,

, the Eskimos held a press conference to announce the termination of Hervey's contract.

BC Lions

On November 30, 2017, Hervey was named the general manager of the

. Hervey's 2019 Lions missed the playoffs, and Hervey's handpicked head coach,

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, was fired after his first season on the job. Furthermore, Hervey's conduct during the season was criticized. His handling of the release of fan favorite and star linebacker

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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. Also during the season, Hervey was called out by the press for his refusal to shake the hand of Edmonton wideout

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. During the cancelled 2020 year, it was announced that Hervey had resigned from his position for personal reasons. Roughly one month later, TSN reported that when Hervey signed marquee free agent quarterback Mike Reilly to the highest ever CFL contract in early 2019 (4 years, $2.9 million CND total), Hervey had, contrary to league rules, signed a separate document outside of the contract, guaranteeing $250,000 of Reilly's yearly salary. However this separate document was never submitted to the league. With the cancelled 2020 season, Reilly had not received the guaranteed payment and filed a grievance in October, prior to Hervey's resignation. Neither BC Lions team president Rick Lelacheur nor owner

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(who died in between Hervey's resignation and the TSN report) were aware of Hervey's guarantee to Reilly until the grievance .

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

After a year away from the CFL, Hervey was named the assistant general manager and senior advisor to the president of football operations for the

on December 24, 2021.

CFL GM record

References

External links

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