WINNIPEG — Tyler Snead smiles when asked if the Montreal Alouettes’ receiving corps has a nickname.
“The Fab Five,” he said of the crew, which also includes Austin Mack, Tyson Philpot, Charleston Rambo and Cole Spieker.
It was starting quarterback Davis Alexander who came up with the nickname when he created a group chat with the five starters earlier this season.
“They’re incredible,” Alexander said. “The best part about them is they care about each other’s success more than they care about their own. You don’t get that a lot. A lot of receivers, a lot of receiver rooms, it’s prima donna-led.”
Then the man who’ll be tossing the ball in Sunday’s Grey Cup game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders elaborated with a grin.
“The receiver is a prima-donna position,” Alexander said. “No matt

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