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Les Snead, the Rams, and the folly of chasing “windows.” In March 2012, a month after being hired as the Rams General Manager - after having served three years as the Falcons Director of Player Personnel - Les Snead fleeced the Washington Redskins in a trade for the number 2 pick in the draft. The Rams received Washington’s first (#6) and second round picks in 2012, as well as their 2013 and 2014 first rounders. Washington received Robert Griffin III, one glorious 2012 season, and several years of subsequent misery as a result of the loss of draft capital and a futile dedication to try...

UpdatedTue, Jan 19, 2021 at 11:38 am ET Reply Former Saints VP of Pro Personnel Terry Fontenot to take over the front office for a team that struggled in the past two seasons. (Photo courtesy of the New Orleans Saints via AP) The 40-year-old Fontenot (left), seated next to New Orleans Saints GM Mickey Loomis in this Jan. 20, 2015 photo, becomes Atlanta’s first Black general manager. (Evan Woodbery | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate via AP) ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons announced the hire Tuesday of the team's first African American general manager. Terry Fontenot, the former...