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NFL Execs Discuss Top Story Lines of Another Unusual Offseason The 2020 season may be over, but the challenges associated with it are not. Here’s how the 2021 offseason will be different. Author: Feb 11, 2021 Back in mid-July, we were all headed into the great unknown—we didn’t know what training camp would look like, what testing would prove out, whether preseason games would be played or if even a single fan would be allowed in the stands. We’ve gotten answers to those questions since (more like regular practice; that football could be played; no; and yes), and now we’re back w...

The inside story of how Brad Holmes went from off the Lions’ radar to their next general manager Updated Jan 19, 2021; Posted Jan 19, 2021 Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes First Day at Allen Park. (via the Detroit Lions).Detroit Lions Facebook Share No, not as their general manager. The year was 2003, and Holmes was still just trying to break into the business. He worked for a while at Enterprise Rental Car before finally cracking the sports world as a public relations intern for the Atlanta Hawks. But his passion was in football. His father played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, h...

New Orleans Saints' Terry Fontenot named Atlanta Falcons general manager Graduate of Jacksonville University The Atlanta Falcons have hired Terry Fontenot as their general manager, pairing him with recently hired coach Arthur Smith to try to return the franchise to the playoffs. The 40-year-old Fontenot becomes the Falcons' first Black general manager. Under the NFL's new hiring guidelines encouraging minority hiring, the Saints will receive two third-round draft picks. Fontenot has spent the past 18 years with the New Orleans Saints in a variety of capacities, most recently as the vice presi...

NFL notebook: Falcons name Fontenot GM, the first Black GM in team history Terry Fontenot, who spent 18 seasons with New Orleans, replaces Thomas Dimitroff, who was fired after an 0-5 start this season. News service reports Photo courtesy of the New Orleans Saints via AP ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday named Terry Fontenot the team’s first Black general manager, finding new leadership from within their division. The 40-year-old Fontenot spent 18 seasons with NFC South rival New Orleans. Fontenot helped build a consistent winner as the Saints’ vice president and assistant gene...

The Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday hired former New Orleans Saints vice president/assistant general manager of pro personnel Terry Fontenot as their new general man