| Neil McEvoy | |
| Birth Date: | 28 October 1974[1] [2] |
| Birth Place: | Surrey, British Columbia |
| Team: | BC Lions |
| Position1: | Co-general manager Director of football operations |
| Amateur Title: | CJFL |
| Amateur Team: | Surrey Rams |
| Administrating Team1: | BC Lions (Player Personnel Coordinator) |
| Administrating Team3: | BC Lions (Director of Player Personnel) |
| Administrating Years5: | –present |
| Administrating Team5: | BC Lions (Director of Football Operations) |
| Administrating Years7: | –present |
| Administrating Team7: | BC Lions (Co-General Manager) |
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Neil McEvoy (born October 28, 1974) is the co-general manager and director of football operations for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
McEvoy played as a wide receiver for the Surrey Rams of the Canadian Junior Football League.[1]
McEvoy was first hired by the BC Lions as a ticket sales representative in 1995 and moved to media relations in 1997.[1] [3] He then moved to the football operations department in 1999 where he was named the team's Player Personnel Coordinator.[1]
On February 11, 2014, McEvoy was promoted to Director of Football Operations and Player Personnel.[4] In advance of the 2018 BC Lions season, he was retained as the Director of Football Operations while relinquishing the title of Director of Player Personnel to Torey Hunter.[5] Following the resignation of Ed Hervey, McEvoy was named Co-General Manager alongside Rick Campbell, in addition to his title of Director of Football Operations, on December 7, 2020.[6]
McEvoy lives in Surrey, British Columbia, with his partner, Keri, and has two sons, Logan and Spencer.[7] McEvoy's father, Clayton McEvoy, played as a fullback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1970 to 1975.[8]