Sam Amico
When it comes to general manager searches, this could be one of the busiest offseasons in NFL history. No less than seven teams began 2021 looking for someone to run their football operations — with only one making a hire so far.
Countless names have been mentioned for each vacancy, and some of those names have been mentioned as candidates for nearly every opening.
So we rounded them all up and compiled a sort of a GM tracker, if you will. Below you can find every reported name linked to every opening. Everything is listed alphabetically so as not to, you know, show any favoritism.
All names below have already interviewed, will interview or are reportedly drawing strong interest from the respective team. Click on the names to locate the reports.
Atlanta Falcons
- Morocco Brown, Colts college scouting director
- Terry Fontenot, Saints assistant GM
- Brad Holmes, Rams director of college scouting
- Anthony Robinson, Falcons director of college scouting
- Rick Smith, former Texans GM
Carolina Panthers
- Mike Borgonzi, Chiefs player personnel director
- Ed Dodds, Colts assistant GM
- Jeff Ireland, Saints assistant GM
- Monti Ossenfort, Titans player personnel director
- George Paton, Vikings assistant GM
- Adam Peters, 49ers VP of player personnel
- Ryan Poles, Chiefs assistant player personnel director
- Jerry Reese, former Giants GM
- Joe Schoen, Bills assistant GM
Denver Broncos
- Champ Kelly, Bears assistant director of player personnel
- George Paton, Vikings assistant GM
- Dave Ziegler, Patriots assistant player personnel director
Detroit Lions
- Thomas Dimitroff, former Falcons GM
- Terry Fontenot, Saints assistant GM
- Brad Holmes, Rams director of college scouting
- Rob Lohman, Lions director of pro scouting
- Lance Newmark, Lions director of player personnel
- Kyle O’Brien, Lions VP of player personnel
- George Paton, Vikings assistant GM
- Scott Pioli, former Chiefs GM/NFL Network analyst
- Louis Riddick, ESPN analyst/former Eagles exec
- John Schneider, Seahawks GM
- Rick Smith, former Texans GM
Houston Texans
- HIRED Nick Caserio, former Patriots VP of player personnel
Jacksonville Jaguars
- Ray Farmer, former Browns GM
- Terry Fontenot, Saints assistant GM
- Jerry Reese, former Giants GM
- Louis Riddick, ESPN analyst
- Rick Smith, former Texans GM
Washington Football Team
- Marty Hurney, former Panthers GM
- Martin Mayhew, former Lions GM
- Rick Smith, former Texans general manager
