Tag: Jimmy Raye III

Panthers now up to 4 candidates for assistant GM position

Panthers now interviewing 4 candidates for assistant GM opening

With five trades and 11 total picks made, the Carolina Panthers were arguably one of the busiest teams in the NFL this past week. And even with the draft now over, well, they’re still pretty busy.

According to a few nuggets dropped on Friday, the team’s search for their assistant general manager has now doubled, from two known candidates to four. Scroll on down to see who is now reportedly in the running to be Scott Fitterer’s right-hand man.

Mike Disner promoted to Lions’ Senior Vice President of Football and Business Administration

According to the Detroit Lions website, Mike Disner has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Football and Business Administration.

According to the Detroit Lions website, Mike Disner has been promoted from Vice President of Football Administration to Senior Vice President of Football and Business Administration as part of the team’s front office restructuring.

A Bloomfield Hills native, Disner has 12 years of NFL front office experience and is considered one of the “rising stars” who is “shaping the direction of the NFL”. He was hired by the Lions in 2018, after six years as the Arizona Cardinals capologist, and was tasked with heading up the player contract negotiations and handling the Lions salary cap.

Disner was also a member of the Lions search team that helped identify general manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell, and is someone team president Rod Wood and principal owner Shelia Ford Hamp praised at multiple press conferences.

Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer tweeted out the front office hierarchy, which matches a previous MMQB article from earlier in the month:

One other notable change is that Jimmy Raye III, senior personnel executive, is no longer listed on the team’s website.

John Dorey, who was officially announced yesterday, now holds that title.

Candidates for the Detroit Lions general manager vacancy

Candidates for the Detroit Lions general manager vacancy.

The Detroit Lions fired general manager Bob Quinn on Saturday and one of the top priorities of the organization will be to find his replacement.

The Lions are in a unique situation, where Shelia Ford Hamp is still in her first year as principal owner, Rod Wood (the team president) mostly handles the business side of the operation, and they need to replace a GM and coach, where the trending names are mostly individuals who would also be new to their positions.

That’s why when Lions Wire editors Jeff Risdon and Erik Schlitt put together a Top-10 coaching list they included both first-year and veteran options. This same approach should be applied to the GM position and this list of available candidates will include both individuals who have experience and those who are considered rising stars in  NFL circles.