Prior to the arrival of Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper, general manager Marty Hurney was re-instated following a four year hiatus when he was replaced by Dave Gettleman. The NFL initials are somewhat jokingly referred to as N-ot F-or L-ong but there is much truth to this statement.
From players to coaches and team personnel, any type of longevity – especially with a single franchise – is rare in the league. Only a handful of players spend their entire careers with one team and there are many others who spend only a few practices with an organization before either leaving football entirely or bouncing around between practice squads of different teams.