JOSEPH, BARRETT CONNECTED TO MONTREAL JOB

Two football coaches with Saskatchewan ties are being mentioned in connection to the Montreal Alouettes’ vacant head coaching job.

The Montreal Gazette’s Herb Zurkowsky reported Monday that the names of Kerry Joseph and Danny Barrett have surfaced in connection to the Alouettes, according to a source.

After a long playing career in both the NFL and CFL, Joseph is now the co-offensive coordinator and receivers coach at McNeese State University. As quarterback of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Joseph was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player in 2007.

Barrett, a former Roughriders Head Coach (2000-2006), is now the Miami Dolphins running backs coach after NCAA stops at Buffalo and Central Florida.

The Alouettes have been looking for a head coach since Jacques Chapdelaine was fired midway through the 2017 CFL season. The names of Corey Chamblin, Tommy Condell, Mark Washington and DeVone Claybrooks have reportedly all been interviewed, but none are considered to be candidates.

Meanwhile on Monday, Alouettes Assistant GM Catherine Raiche resigned her position for – according to the Gazette – personal reasons.

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