ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- With the 2015 season over, the Detroit Lions can officially start to interview general manager candidates employed by other teams.
They’ve spent the past two months hiring a consultant, former Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi, and doing the background research on potential people they would want to interview.
Now that those processes can begin taking place -- there are still some restrictions on candidates with playoff teams and teams can deny permission to interview, theoretically -- here are five likely candidates for the position.