REPORT: ESKIMOS TO NAME TILLMAN AS NEXT GM

[Smyth94]

It appears the Edmonton Eskimos are ready to fill the void left when general manager Danny Maciocia was fired in July.

CFL on TSN Insider and Globe and Mail sportswriter, Dave Naylor, is reporting that the Eskimos will name Eric Tillman as their new general manager.

The Eskimos interviewed a number of candidates for the position, including Roughriders' director of US scouting Joe Womack and Alouettes assistant general manager Marcel Desjardins but while no deal is in place, multiple sources say that Tillman will be the Eskimos' choice as their next GM.

An announcement is expected within the next couple of weeks.

Tillman stepped down as GM of the Saskatchewan Roughriders in January after legal issues in Regina.

As a general manager, he has won three Grey Cups with three different teams, including the Roughriders triumph in 2007.

[Terry]

People have been getting on the Esks for hiring Tillman because of the incident in Regina. But the girl, and her family, involved have forgiven him and it's in the past.

[Smyth94]

despite what he did that's then if he can turn the eskies back into contenders again i'm gonna be happy and when or if it does happen most ppl will forget about his thing he did