Kavis Reed discusses the SJ trade implications below.

Time will dictate the merits of Kavis Reed’s tenure with the Alouettes; it always does. But the new general manager’s legacy might be remembered as being the guy who traded away S.J. Green.
“The question I wrestled with, at what point do you make a switch of this magnitude? When does it become easy?” Reed said Thursday afternoon, after the Als announced Green had been traded to the Toronto Argonauts for a sixth-round pick in next month’s Canadian college draft, along with a conditional 2018 pick.
“I’m not being paid to make easy decisions,” Reed continued. “It’s never going to be easy to transition from an S.J. Green-calibre player, but it happens in every league. It’s never an easy time … because of what he’s done and what he means to the franchise.
“But you can’t be afraid to make decisions.” ...

While Green’s rehabilitation has progressed nicely and his recovery’s on schedule — he has vowed to be ready for the start of training camp on May 28 — there’s much uncertainty as he moves forward, which is understandable.
He’s also scheduled to earn $250,000 this season and, once he passed his physical, would have been asked to restructure his contract. Indeed, Green admitted he was approached by Reed this month at mini-camp to take a pay cut, but the two couldn’t reach an agreement. ...

Green arguably become redundant when the Als signed free-agent receiver Ernest Jackson from Ottawa in February. Nik Lewis, B.J. Cunningham, Tiquan Underwood and Samuel Giguère are among the returning receivers. On Thursday, the Als also signed Canadian receiver Devon Bailey, who spent three seasons with Edmonton and is a former first-round draft choice.
“When you look at all the matrix of our football team and the receiving corps we have, we’re very confident we have a very strong core group,” Reed said. “We feel, moving forward, we have to be able to turn the page.”
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