Exec Rumors: Caserio, Peters, AponteJan 07, 2024 at 12:45pm CST • By Rory ParksBill Belichick could coach his last Patriots game today, so the club could have a head coach and GM job in relatively short order. (Of course, Belichick was the de facto GM of New England during his tenure). The Washington Post’s Jason La Canfora hears that Texans GM Nick Caserio, whose 20-year stint in the Pats’ personnel department landed him the Houston gig, is open to returning to Foxborough, but The Athletic’s Dianna Russini (subscription required) says Caserio. don’t want to leave the Texans.Russini notes that Caserio, who got a big return from the Browns in the 2022 Deshaun Watson trade and appears to have hit a home run against quarterback C.J. in Stroud and hired head coach DeMeco Ryans last year, laid the foundation for continued success in Houston and is eager to see it through. Indeed, it’s hard to imagine Caserio leaving a young and talented HC-QB pairing because of the uncertainty that would await him in New England.AdvertisementHere are some league-leading rumors: 49ers assistant GM Adam Peters is expected to be a hot name again in the upcoming recruiting season, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com. a piece Peters declined interview requests from the Cardinals and Titans GMs last year and has been rumored for some time as the successor to current San Francisco GM John Lynch. However, according to Fowler, it’s possible the Niners move Lynch into a bigger football operations role while promoting Peters to general manager at some point.Like Peters, Falcons assistant GM Kyle Smith was earmarked as a future head coach, and as SI.com’s Albert Breer points out, Atlanta GM Terry Fontenot promoted Smith to his current role this year in part to prevent rival clubs from poaching. him (A team can prevent an assistant GM from interviewing for a non-GM job). While the Falcons have yet to find a long-term answer at quarterback since Fonteno and Smith joined the team, they have added plenty of talent to the rest of the roster, and Smith seems poised to draw serious GM interest.We recently heard that the Chiefs may be looking to add a director of football operations to oversee both their head coach and general manager, and the Washington Post’s Nicki Jhabvala reports that Dawn Aponte has emerged for the role. Aponte, who currently serves as the league’s director of football operations, has been mentioned as a possible candidate for the Giants’ GM job in 2022, although he has not been interviewed for the position. However, Aponte held senior management positions with the Jets, Browns and Dolphins.In another subscriber-only post, ESPN.com’s Fowler and Dan Graziano list other top candidates for the GM job, including Bears assistant GM Ian Cunningham, Ravens director of player personnel Joe Hortiz and Browns assistant GM Catherine. Raiche. Cunningham was offered the Cardinals GM job last year but turned it down, while Hortiz and Raiche have both taken GM interviews in recent years..
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