Tag: Vice President of Football Operations

After 28 years with Broncos, John Elway’s official affiliation is over

John Elway spent 16 years with the Broncos as a QB, then 12 years as an executive and consultant. He helped Denver win three Super Bowls.

John Elway’s employment status with the Denver Broncos will not be renewed in 2023, it was announced Tuesday.

Elway joined the Broncos as general manager in 2011. In his first draft as GM, he drafted future Super Bowl 50 MVP Von Miller with the second pick of the 2011 draft. One season later, Elway helped bring fellow Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning to Denver, where Manning resurrected his career. From 2011-2015, Elway and the Broncos won five straight AFC West titles and appeared in two Super Bowls.

Elway has been an instrumental part of all of the Broncos’ Super Bowl victories. Elway became the first man to win a Super Bowl as both a player and a general manager. The Hall of Famer leaves behind a legacy dotted with highs and lows, which have been magnified by the struggles Denver has had in finding a viable quarterback successor to Manning, as well as a coach who has yet to last more than three offseasons.

In 2020, Elway relinquished general manager duties to George Paton. Paton has brought in quarterback Russell Wilson, and more recently, head coach Sean Payton.

Elway’s contract as V.P. of football operations expired after the 2021 season. He then served as a consultant for the 2022 season. That consultant contract expired in March, and it won’t be renewed.

The final years of Elway’s tenure as GM were a little rocky, but he will always be remembered for what he accomplished as a QB and for later building the roster that won Super Bowl 50 with Manning.

Despite his contract not being renewed for 2023, Elway will most assuredly continue to be a familiar face around Dove Valley.

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Seahawks mourn loss of former NFL executive Ted Thompson

The Seattle Seahawks are mourning the loss of former NFL executive Ted Thompson, who passed away Thursday at his home in Texas.

The Seattle Seahawks are mourning the loss of Ted Thompson, who passed away at the age of 68 at his home in Texas.

Thompson, most well-known for his time spent with the Green Bay Packers, served five years in Seattle’s front office as the Vice President of Football Operations. He helped to assemble the Seahawks’ first Super Bowl roster.

The Seahawks issued the following statement Thursday afternoon following the news of his passing.

“The Seahawks family is saddened by Ted Thompson’s passing and we send our deepest condolences to his family and friends,” reads the press release. “Ted served with the Seahawks as Vice President of Football Operations from 2000-04 and helped lay the foundation for Seattle’s 2005 Super Bowl team. He was a great leader, talent evaluator, and even better person. Ted will be missed.”

Seahawks general manager John Schneider, who knew Thompson well from their time spent together in Green Bay, issued a statement of his own.

Rest in peace, Ted.

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Panthers offer Seahawks Scott Fitterer the general manager position

The Carolina Panthers are expected to hire Seattle Seahawks VP of football operations, Scott Fitterer, for the open general manager position.

The Seattle Seahawks could be losing one member of their front office to a new opportunity in the very near future. The Carolina Panthers have offered Seahawks’ Vice President of Football Operations, Scott Fitterer, the general manager position and he is expected to accept.

Fitterer, a long-time member of Seattle’s staff, conducted Zoom interviews with Carolina this week. The Panthers are moving quickly to make things official.

“The #Panthers are expected to hire VP of Football Operations Scott Fitterer as their new GM, sources tell me and @TomPelissero,” NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport tweeted Thursday afternoon. “A late addition to their interview process, he made a quick impression on the Carolina search team.”

The team has already announced the offer on their website.

Fitterer had interviewed for general manager positions with other teams over the last few seasons but his virtual meeting with the Panthers was his only interview of this year. Carolina had interviewed 15 candidates for the open GM position before offering Fitterer the job.

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VIDEO: Browns interviewing Eagles exec Andrew Berry for GM opening

The latest on the Browns’ search for a new GM.

The Browns are interviewing a former member of the franchise, and have spoken to Eagles Vice President of Football Operations Andrew Berry about their general manager opening.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Cleveland’s team is pursuing its former VP of Player Personnel Friday.

Berry, 32, worked for the Browns in the player personnel role from 2016 until 2018, then he went to Philadelphia for the 2019 season and the expanded executive role.

The Eagles previously denied the Carolina Panthers’ request to interview Berry for their Executive Vice President role (according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport), but he has the opportunity to talk with the team in Carolina following the 2020 NFL Draft (with or without permission from Philly) if he does not end up as General Manager in Cleveland before then.

Berry is a Harvard graduate, starting four years at cornerback for the Crimson. He began his career in the NFL working as a scout for Indianapolis. He worked for the Colts from 2009 until 2015 before going to Cleveland.

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Browns interviewing Eagles exec Andrew Berry for GM opening

The Browns are interviewing a former member of the franchise in talking to Eagles Vice President of Football Operations Andrew Berry about their General Manager opening.

The Browns are interviewing a former member of the franchise in talking to Eagles Vice President of Football Operations Andrew Berry about their General Manager opening.