When teams begin firing coaches and front office staff—as the Colts, Lions and Titans have already done—headhunters like Jed Hughes are called in to help them fill the positions. Inside the search for the next great coach or GM
The NFL firing season is already underway—two head coaches, two offensive coordinators, one GM and one team president have already been let go—which means the NFL hiring season will soon be upon us. A major player in that process each year is Jed Hughes, an executive headhunter with Korn Ferry who has consulted with NFL teams and major college athletics programs on hires including Seattle GM John Schneider, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh and SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey.