The Commanders are hiring 49ers assistant GM Adam Peters as their new GM, "the first step in revamping their front office under new owner Josh Harris ." The team "interviewed a handful of candidates" for the position, including Bears assistant GM Ian Cunningham -- who was the other finalist. Peters will be "the lead football executive" under Harris and "play a key role in hiring Washington's next coach." He'll also "evaluate the current front office," including GM Martin Mayhew -- who worked with Peters for four years with the 49ers ( ESPN.com, 1/12 ).
The "expedited search" was led by Harris, consultants Bob Myers and Rick Spielman , and limited partners Mitch Rales , Magic Johnson and David Blitzer . The search committee "conducted interviews virtually and at Harris’s home offices in Miami." Peters "beat out four other assistant GMs" -- Cunningham, the Eagles' Alec Halaby , the Chiefs' Mike Borgonzi and the Browns' Glenn Cook -- but "appeared to be the group’s leading candidate from the jump because of his record of success" ( WASHINGTON POST, 1/12 ).
