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CFL's Alouettes fire Mike Sheman one year after disastrous Johnny Manziel trade

As Johnny Manziel tries to grab a spot in the approaching XFL, one of his last few football teams is still picking up the pieces left by his tenure.

The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League announced the firing of head coach Mike Sherman on Saturday, cutting loose the former Green Bay Packers and Texas A&M coach less than a week before the team’s opener on Friday.

Alouettes general manager Kavis Reed told reporters that the team felt that Sherman was adjusting to the Canadian game too slowly.

“It was decided that Coach Mike Sherman would step down due to slow adjustments to the @CFL game.