The Washington Commanders are likely one week away from a staff shake-up, starting with head coach Ron Rivera. Based on the coach-centric plan, his departure would create openings atop the football and operations flow chart. Details are limited with managing partner Josh Harris’ approach, but the sense is he begins with the front office.
Formal interviews with potential hires cannot begin until Jan. 8.
Following conversations with numerous team and league sources, here’s a look at potential outside general manager targets and known connections.
Adam Peters
- Position — Assistant GM
- Connections — 49ers DC Steve Wilks, Texans OC Bobby Slowik, Commanders GM Martin Mayhew
Ian Cunningham
- Position — Assistant GM
- Connections — Ravens DC Mike Macdonald, Bears OC Luke Getsy, Commanders VP of football strategy Eugene Shen
Alec Halaby
- Team — Philadelphia Eagles
- Position — Assistant GM
- Connections — Eagles OC Brian Johnson
Ed Dodds
- Position — Assistant GM
- Connections — Browns special teams coordinator Bubba Ventrone, Colts chief personnel executive Morocco Brown
Dawn Aponte
- Team — NFL
- Position — Chief administrator of football operations
- Connections — All 32 teams
John Spytek
- Position — Assistant GM
- Connections — Bucs OC Dave Canales, Bengals OC Brian Callahan, Dolphins associate head coach Eric Studesville
Joe Hortiz
- Team — Baltimore Ravens
- Position — Director of player personnel
- Connections — Ravens DC Mike Macdonald, Ravens OC Todd Monken
Brandt Tilis
- Team — Kansas City Chiefs
- Position — VP of football operations
- Connections — Commanders OC Eric Bieniemy
Catherine Raiche
- Team — Cleveland Browns
- Position — Assistant GM/VP of football operations
- Connections — Browns DC Jim Schwartz, Jaguars OC Press Taylor
Ray Agnew
- Team — Detroit Lions
- Position — Assistant GM
- Connections — Lions OC Ben Johnson, Lions DC Aaron Glenn, Panthers DC Ejiro Evero, Panthers OC Thomas Brown
Nolan Teasley
- Team — Seattle Seahawks
- Position — Assistant GM
- Connections — Seahawks OC Shane Waldron
Brandon Brown
- Team — New York Giants
- Position — Assistant GM
- Connections — Browns DC Jim Schwartz, Giants OC Mike Kafka
Others — Chad Brinker (Titans), Eliot Wolf (Patriots), Trey Brown (Bengals), Harley (Saints), Malik Boyd (Bills).