The NFL-wide surprise over the Chiefs’ firing of general manager John Dorsey was not only because of the concept — he helped build a team with a 43-21 record the last four seasons — but because of the timing.
Of the last 21 NFL general managers to be fired, Dorsey’s dismissal is the latest to take place in the offseason. Not only that, but the entire league essentially shuts down to go on vacation at this point of the calendar year.
“It’s unprecedented,” one NFL front-office member told The Star on Friday.
NFL teams overwhelmingly fire player evaluators after the draft, so former front-office members can’t take proprietary information and strategy for the current draft to another team.