Along with the head coaches being fired, a few NFL teams are looking for new general managers. The Bears, Giants and Vikings are in the market for new GMs, while the Steelers are soon to follow. Listed below are the GM candidates that have been linked to each of the teams with vacancies, along with their current status.
If and when other teams decide to make GM changes, they’ll be added to this list. Here is the current breakdown:
Updated 1-16-22 (10:30pm CT)
Chicago Bears
- Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, vice president of football operations (Browns): Interviewed 1/13
- Morocco Brown, director of college scouting (Colts): Interview requested
- Ran Carthon, director of player personnel (49ers): Interview requested
- Glenn Cook, vice president of player personnel (Browns): Interviewed 1/12
- Ed Dodds, vice president of player personnel (Colts): Interview requested
- Jeff Ireland, assistant general manager (Saints): Interviewed 1/14
- Champ Kelly, assistant director of player personnel (Bears): Interviewed 1/13
- Omar Khan, vice president of football and business administration (Steelers): Interview requested
- Reggie McKenzie, senior personnel executive (Dolphins): Interview requested
- Monti Ossenfort, director of player personnel (Titans): Interviewed 1/15
- Joe Schoen, assistant general manager (Giants): Interviewed 1/16
- Rick Smith, former general manager (Texans): Mentioned as candidate
- Eliot Wolf, senior consultant (Patriots): Interview requested
- JoJo Wooden, director of player personnel (Chargers): Interview requested
Minnesota Vikings
- Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, vice president of football operations (Browns): To interview 1/17
- Brandon Brown, director of player personnel (Eagles): Interview requested
- Glenn Cook, vice president of player personnel (Browns): Interview requested
- Monti Ossenfort, director of player personnel (Titans): Interviewed 1/16
- Ryan Poles, director of player personnel (Chiefs): To interview 1/18
- Catherine Raiche, vice president of football operations (Eagles): Interview requested
- John Spytek, vice president of player personnel (Buccaneers): Interview requested
- Eliot Wolf, senior consultant (Patriots): Interview requested
New York Giants
- Kevin Abrams, assistant general manager (Giants): Mentioned as candidate; interest waning?
- Ran Carthon, director of player personnel (49ers): To interview 1/17
- Ryan Cowden, vice president of player personnel (Titans): Interviewed 1/14
- Quentin Harris, vice president of player personnel (Cardinals): Interviewed 1/13
- Joe Hortiz, director or player personnel (Ravens): To interview 1/15
- Monti Ossenfort, director of player personnel (Titans): Interviewed 1/14
- Adam Peters, assistant general manager (49ers): To interview 1/17
- Ryan Poles, executive director of player personnel (Chiefs): Interviewed 1/13
- Joe Schoen, assistant general manager (Bills): Interviewed 1/12
- Adrian Wilson, vice president of pro personnel (Cardinals): Interviewed 1/12