Time with CEBL Prepared Morreale for Challenge of Ottawa Redblacks President’s Role
Mike Morreale brings CFL playing and executive experience, including two Grey Cup wins and leadership roles with the players' association and Canadian Elite Basketball League.
- On Tuesday, the Ottawa Redblacks hired Canadian Elite Basketball League CEO Mike Morreale as president, with TSN first reporting the move.
- Playing 12 CFL seasons as a slotback, Morreale registered 509 career catches for 6,649 yards and 24 touchdowns, winning two Grey Cups with the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
- Recognized as the league's top Canadian in 1998, Morreale received the Tom Pate Memorial Award two years later for outstanding contributions to his team, community, and the CFL Players Association.
- Since his playing retirement, Morreale served as CFLPA president and co-founded the Canadian Elite Basketball League in 2017, leaving that post in October 2025.
- Morreale expressed excitement about his return to the CFL, noting he feels the same nervous energy he experienced as a player before big games.
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Time with CEBL prepared Morreale for challenge of Ottawa Redblacks president’s role
OTTAWA — Life in the Canadian Elite Basketball League prepared Mike Morreale perfectly for his newest career challenge. The Ottawa Redblacks formally introduced Morreale as their new president Wednesday, a day after the CFL franchise announced his hiri...
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Report: Ottawa Redblacks to hire Mike Morreale as their new president
OTTAWA - It seems Mike Morreale is returning to the CFL.
Mike Morreale, Ottawa's new Red and Black president, played for 12 seasons in the Canadian Football League, including the Toronto Argonauts and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. More recently, Morreale co-founded and was the commissioner of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. Read more: Red and Black from Ottawa, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ottaw…
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