After moving on from Trent Baalke, in addition to still searching for a head coach, the Jacksonville Jaguars now have to fill their general manager role.
Trying to figure out who the team might hone in on and bring in for interviews is a difficult endeavor. The New York Jets, for example, have had 13 candidates in for interviews. The Tennessee Titans had 11.
Could the Jaguars take a similar approach and cast a wide net? We will see.
Along with the Jaguars, three other teams this offseason have had an opening at general manger. After cross-referencing the interview lists for each team, there was one candidate who stood out as someone who received an interview from the Titans, Jets, and the Las Vegas Raiders.
And that would be Green Bay Packers’ VP of Player Personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan.
Sullivan has been in the Packers’ organization since 2003 and has a background as a college scout. He’s held his current title since 2022.
Obviously, the Packers have gotten the quarterback position right for several decades, which makes fielding a good team easier, but their draft and develop organizational philosophy has also served them well and been a key in the success that they’ve had roster building-wise.
Sullivan has experience on both the college and pro scouting sides. He’s been a part of the Packers’ personnel department that built a team that made two NFC Championship appearances with Aaron Rodgers at quarterback and then transitioned to Jordan Love in recent seasons.
At this time we do not know who the Jaguars plan to bring in to interview for their general manager role. Sullivan may or may not be on that list. But if out of all the candidates out there, he was the only one to interview for all three openings, that does tell us that he’s held in high-regard around the NFL.
