🏈 Rivera and GM out in Washington. Two GM's to head football operations
In a sweeping overhaul of the franchise's football leadership that started with the dismissal of coach Ron Rivera on Monday morning, Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris has hired two prominent executives -- former Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers and former Minnesota Vikings GM Rick Spielman -- to assist his ownership group with searches for a new head of football operations and head coach, team officials told ESPN.
Rivera, who joined the Commanders in 2020, had final say in all football decisions and hired the team's front office. But after capturing the NFC East in Rivera's first season with a 7-9 record, the Commanders were never able to produce a winning record.
Myers, the architect of four championships with the Warriors and a current ESPN NBA analyst, and Spielman, a 30-year NFL front office executive, will work with Harris and limited partners Mitch Rales, Magic Johnson and David Blitzer as part of an advisory committee designed to reshape the Commanders' front office and coaching staff, team officials told ESPN.
The allure of the Commanders' job openings will be buoyed by having the No. 2 pick in a quarterback-rich 2024 draft and projected salary cap space that is among the most in the NFL this offseason.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39264819/ron-rivera-fired-former-gms-advise-commanders-overhaul
