Panthers Have Second Round of Interviews with Four GM Candidates
The Carolina Panthers are getting closer to naming their new GM and are expected to make a decision later this week, per Darin Gantt of Panthers.com.
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On Tuesday, the Panthers announced that 15 candidates have completed interviews, and today, the team announced that four of those candidates had earned a second round of interviews. Those four candidates are 49ers VP of Player Personnel Adam Peters, Titans Director of Player Personnel Monti Ossenfort, Chiefs Assistant Director of Player Personnel Ryan Poles, and Seahawks VP of Football Operations Scott Fitterer.
Peters would appear to be the favorite solely based on connections to the Panthers' coaching staff. Peters played defensive end at UCLA when Rhule was the defensive line coach, along with Phil Snow who was the defensive coordinator in 2001. He has remained in touch with Rhule throughout the years, according to Albert Breer of the MMQB.
If the Panthers want to have any further discussions with any of the candidates on playoff teams, they will have to meet virtually. With that said, it appears that Peters, Poles, Fitterer, and Ossenfort are the main focus of the search.
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