Mcelveen Expresses Des Ie to Return to Alouettes

McElveen expresses des Ie to return to Alouettes too. The 6-foot-4, 250 pounder this week. when the team But defensive lineman's future in lim bo dressed for 10 games, butwas meets in Orlando for a three a healthy scratch for Mont day minl-camp. after team has 'moved on,' Po pp says real's final five regular·sea ''Basically, we've moved soogames. on, but we'll see," Popp said. He didn't hide his displeas 'Mer you wait around. you HERB IUAKOWSKY last year. Tlbesar's not a bad ure when the players were make other decisions. He THE GAZETTE coach, butthere are things he cleaning out their lockers at opened upthe talks and it has r, t:'l. z'/ ~,..,. - 11 . _ could have done differently. 01ympic Stadium before re been a month since then. We After vowing he was unlikely He could have taken more ad turning home for the winter. had coaches' meetings (in toeverplayagainfortheAlou· vice. Going public withhis discon· North Carolina). We know attes, free-agent defensive "Tibesar didn't use players tent didn't sit well with head who we have. It gets to the lineman Jermaine McElveen to theirability." coach Marc Trestman, who point where you move on. But has bad a change of hear t Tibesar left the Als last expressed his feeilngs to Mc jf he does want to return, I'll - caused mostly because of winterfor Purdue University Elveen "Me and Marc Trest· talkto the coaches." the departure of defensive co· and has been replaced by the man had a good talk about McElveen knows he has ordlnatorTim Tibesar. liberal Jeff Reinebold, a free the situation," McElveen DAN RIEDLHU8ER REUTDIS I'ILE PH OTO backed himself into a corner. McElveen, in his first com thinker and the former head admitted. "The comments I Alouettes' Jermaine McElveen says the team will have a Hesaid he's preparedto come ments since the end of last coach of the Winnipeg Blue made were in the heat of the "new style" on defence, but will he be a part of it? to b.·aining camp and flghtfor season, now said he would Bombers. More than one de· moment. I've always played a pOSition, feeling confident welcome the opporttlJl.ity of fensive player has expressed with my heart on my sleeve. inhis abili.ty. He also said he's re-signing with Montreal, enthusiasm over what they I wouldn't have said any of Jim Popp said. "We made unexpectedly, called Marcel willing to sign a contract that the only Canadian Football perceive will be a change in that if we hadn't lost, but him offers ba.ck i.n January. Desjardins, the Als' assist· includesalowbase~ but League home he has known direction,attitudeandstyle. Anthony Calvillo threw for We heard some initial reac ant GM, expressing a desire is incentive-filled. since 2008. The problem is, "It'llbea new fit on defence, 500 yards (against the Tiger tion and then nothing for six to return. But there have Of course, as a free agent, with training camp sched a new style," McElveen said. Cats) and we still lost because weeks." been many developments McElveen's free to sign with uled to begin at Bishop's Uni "I'm excited to be partof this. the defence didn't touch the At age 27, McElveen want· over the winter, including any other CFL team as well. versity inearly June, has he It's somethingnew." quarterback. ed to explore potential NFL the free-agent additions of Buthehashad thatopportun waited too long? Despite recording a career HI was just a little frustrat opportunities, knowing the three defensive players - Rod itysincem id February. No or "I don't know if I'd be com high eightquarterbacksacks ed." window probably was open Davis, Aaron Hunt and Mru:k ganization has madehissign ing back to Tibesat," Mc in 2010, McElveen was used Now. the problem is the Als for the final time in his ca· Restelli. Much of the team's inga priority. Elveen told The G~ette on spar ingly last season and might have grown frostra reer. But he had one workout salary·cap bas been spoken Monday from his Atlanta was a healthy scratch for the witbMcElveen. only, with Jacksonville, and for at this juncture; although hzurkowsky@ home. "Tibesal"'s a good dude, Als' East Division semifmal "It has been a soap opera, wasn't offered a contract. Popp said he'll discuss McEl montrealgazette.com and we had a lot of injuries loss. at home, against Hamil waiting," general manager McElveen recently; and veen with his coaches later twltter.coml HerbZurkowsky1 .

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