Alouettes hire former NFL coach Mike Sherman

Mike Sherman is adding the CFL to his football resume.

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The Montreal Alouettes have hired the former NFL coach to fill their vacant head-coaching position.

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Sherman replaces GM Kavis Reed, who assumed the position on an interim basis last year after firing Jacques Chapdelaine.

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Sherman, 63, has coached at the high school, NCAA and NFL levels over his career.

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He served as head coach/GM of the Green Bay Packers from 2000 to 2005 and has a career NFL coaching record of 59-43.

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In May 2015, he became the head football coach at Nauset Regional High School, but resigned two years later.