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The Carolina Panthers are closing in on their guy to replace Marty Hurney.
The Carolina Panthers are closing in on their guy to replace Marty Hurney. Today, the team announced a second round of in-person interviews with four candidates to become their new general manager.
It’s always possible the organization throws a curveball and hires someone else, but odds are it will be one of these four executives.
The team just announced that four of their GM candidates have gone through a second round of interviews.
The Panthers are getting close to naming their new general manager. The team just announced that four of their GM candidates have gone through a second round of interviews.
Per Darin Gantt at the team website, that includes Seahawks VP of football operations Scott Fitterer, Titans director of player personnel Monti Ossenfort, 49ers VP of player personnel Adam Peters and Chiefs assistant director of player personnel Ryan Poles.
The team has interviewed 15 candidates total. A couple can be scratched off, though. Colts assistant GM Ed Dodds pulled his name out of the running and Nick Caserio was hired by the Texans.
Carolina’s statement says a decision is expected this week.
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The Panthers are winding down their general manager search, with a decision expected to be announced this week.
The Panthers are winding down their general manager search, with a decision expected to be announced this week.
According to a report by Ian Rapoport at NFL Network, the team is interviewing two candidates for a second round: Titans Director of Player Personnel Monti Ossenfort and 49ers VP of Player Personnel Adam Peters.
The #Panthers are interviewing #Titans Director of Player Personnel Monti Ossenfort and #49ers VP of Player Personnel Adam Peters a second time for their GM opening, source said. They could add additional candidates for similar, second round interviews as their search ramps up.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 12, 2021
Ossenfort was the Patriots’ Director of College Scouting for five years before joining the Tennessee organization. As for Peters, he’s been with the Niners since early 2017. Before that, he spent a long time with the Broncos as a scout.
Overall, the team has interviewed 15 candidates for GM.
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