The Lions have begun interviewing candidates for their general manager post. Three current Lions front office staffers interviewed for the job, including two who have been with the team for more than 15 years.
Player personnel director Lance Newmark, player personnel VP Kyle O’Brien and pro scouting director Rob Lohman completed their interviews, the Lions announced Friday. A member of this trio moving up to Detroit’s top personnel job would qualify as less likely than a splashier outside hire, but two of these staffers joined the organization before since-fired GM Bob Quinn‘s tenure began.
Newmark has been with the Lions since they employed Barry Sanders; he is wrapping up his 23rd season with the organization. Quinn promoted Newmark to his current role in 2017. Lohman arrived during Matt Millen‘s GM tenure, coming to Detroit in 2007. Previously, he was with the Texans when they became an NFL franchise. Quinn hired O’Brien in 2017, but the veteran exec has been an NFL staffer since 2002. O’Brien has spent the bulk of his career as a Patriots scout.
The Lions are not using a search firm, but they have been connected to bigger names. Former Giants GM Jerry Reese is an expected candidate. The Lions are also now open to hiring Matt Patricia‘s successor first and letting him help select the team’s next GM.
I think the last time the Lions won a playoff game was 1960 & their past playoff game was 1990 (thereabout I know my date time line is off) but why IN THE HECK PROMOTE A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN A PART LOSING FOR 25+YEARS???????
Correction… The last time the Lions won a playoff game was in ‘91 when they went to the NFC Championship Game and lost to the Washington Football Team. The last time they went to the playoffs was in 2016.
Incorrect…they lost to the Washington Redskins as the Washington Football Team didn’t exist then.
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No no and no.
Get Dorsey on the phone pronto.
IDK if I want to be calling John Dorsey right away. A very good option but there are plenty of fish in the sea. These 3 candidates were just formalities, no way they hand the keys to any of them.
I’m not a big Dorsey person. He burnt bridges in both KC & Cleveland. I think his roster decisions were better in KC. OBJ & B Mayfield really have’t lit it up in Cleveland.
I agree… I have a good 6 people I would be happier with.
Dorsey looks like a genius now but Cleveland wanted to kill him all the time he was there
Somewhere there’s a bridge missing its troll.