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A new regime in professional sports often is accompanied by a general housecleaning. So it comes as no surprise Kavis Reed, less than a week after being named Alouettes’ general manager, has decided Jim Popp’s trusty lieutenant, Joey Abrams, won’t be retained.

Abrams might be replaced by someone he originally brought into the organization, Catherine Raîche.

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“It was diplomatic and respectful. I have all the time in the world for Kavis Reed. I like him a lot,” Abrams told the Montreal Gazette. “I think in a different time and place, and different area, we’d work wonderfully together. For whatever reason, this time, it’s just not going to work.”

Abrams, 34, just completed his 12th season with the Als and was one of numerous front-office employees who attended the announcement of Reed, new president Patrick Boivin and the promotion of interim head coach Jacques Chapdelaine last Wednesday.