Panthers interview 2 more GM candidates, decision expected this week

The Carolina Panthers are almost ready to name a successor to former general manager Marty Hurney.

The Carolina Panthers are almost ready to name a successor to former general manager Marty Hurney. Over the last couple of weeks, the team has interviewed over a dozen candidates, including two more on Monday. The Panthers announced that they spoke with Seahawks VP of football operations Scott Fitterer and Steelers VP of football and business administration Omar Khan, bringing the total to 15 candidates.

According to Darin Gantt’s rundown of the list of people who have interviewed for the job, a hire is expected this week.

A couple candidates have dropped out – Nick Caserio was hired by the Texans and Ed Dodds decided to withdraw his name from consideration. The rest are still in the running, though. Here is that list:

Chiefs Director of football administration Brandt Tills
Chiefs Assistant director of player personnel Ryan Poles
49ers VP player of personnel Adam Peters
Bears assistant director of player personnel Champ Kelly
Saints assistant GM Jeff Ireland
Browns VP of football operations Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
Former Giants GM Jerry Reese
Bills assistant GM Joe Schoen
Titans director of player personnel Monti Ossenfort
Steelers VP of football and business administration Omar Khan
Seahawks VP of football operations Scott Fitterer
Panthers director of player personnel Pat Stewart
Panthers salary cap manager Samir Suleiman

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