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CFL commissioner Mark Cohon reaches out to @FakeMarkCohon, but Fauxmish isn't around

CFL commissioner Mark Cohon (R) tried to meet up with whoever's running the parody account of him (avatar at L).
CFL commissioner Mark Cohon (R) tried to meet up with whoever's running the parody account of him (avatar at L).

Throughout his tenure as CFL commissioner, Mark Cohon has consistently gone the extra mile in trying to reach out to fans, from appearances at tweetups to implementing a Fans' State Of The League event to starting the March With The Cup tradition to let fans get a chance to carry the Grey Cup to even appearing on Reddit to answer questions. Still, he may have one-upped himself this time, reaching out to his Twitter parody account and offering to meet. Here's what Cohon tweeted:

That's very self-aware of Cohon, and pretty funny. The league obviously doesn't approve of everything the Fauxmish tweets, but the account's generally pretty clever; this week alone, he's made some humourous remarks about the standoffish tendencies of Calgary and Edmonton head coaches John Hufnagel and Chris Jones, Montreal head coach Tom Higgins' sideline preoccupation with the play sheet and Stampeders' fans' tastes in food and beverages:

So, that's clever of Cohon to give this a whirl. Sadly, it sounds like the Fauxmish will be unable to take him up on the offer:

Still, even with this being Cohon's last Grey Cup, it may not be the end for the parody account. Whoever's behind it has mentioned the possibility of switching targets:

Better watch out for that, Dunigan...