Many Detroit Lions fans, including the one typing these words, have expressed their concern over the team’s ability to conduct a thorough general manager search given the team’s lack of experience at the top of the organization. Team owner Sheila Ford Hamp has only held her position since July and team president Rod Wood specializes on the business side of football.
However, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press suggests there’s a third key figure in the organization that brings a lot more experience and appears to be heavily involved in the process already.