General manager On October 16, 2020, the team's
general manager,
Ed Hervey, announced his resignation for personal reasons. There had been speculation that his departure from the organization was related to the grievance filed by starting quarterback
Mike Reilly who was guaranteed $250,000 in
2020, despite the season being cancelled. However, this was never confirmed and the Lions eventually reached an agreement to re-structure Reilly's contract. On December 7, 2020, it was announced that
head coach Rick Campbell and director of football operations Neil McEvoy were promoted to co-general managers. The Lions won the draft lottery and selected first overall. With the format being a snake draft, the Lions selected first in the odd-numbered rounds and last in the even-numbered rounds. ==CFL national draft==