The Washington Football Team has appointed a new general manager.
The franchise has hired San Francisco 49ers CEO Martin Mayhew to serve in the position, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Thursday.
Martop Hurney, who was previously reported to be finalizing a deal to become GM, will now be appointed to a senior position in the front office, Rapoport added.
After meeting with Washington buyer on Monday, it looked like Hurney should reunite with Ron Rivera and serve in the same capacity he did for five years alongside Rivera in Carolina. Now, a little over 48 hours later, the club has changed its position.
Mayhew, an NFL executive since 2001, will be serving as GM for the second time, with the first time via promotion while at Detroit Lions. After serving two years as senior director of football administration before moving from senior vice president and assistant duties from 2004-08, Mayhew was elevated to the role of GM in 2008 and remained in that position until 2015.
Mayhew leaves Motor City for the Big Apple in 2016 where he takes over the position of the Giants’ director of football operations. He then moved to San Fran in 2017 where he was the senior staff manager of the club for two years before becoming VP of player staff in 2019.
After a nine-year NFL career, Mayhew switched to a behind-the-scenes role after graduating from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2000.
In another move of organization, Jennifer King is going to become a full-time attacking assistant for Washington after spending last season as a coaching intern, Rapoport reports, according to an informed source.
The 2020 season was King’s first among the coaching ranks after spending 2018 and 2019 in the off-season and during a training camp for the Panthers.
Earlier this month, King teamed up with Bucs to make history. defense coach Lori Locust and asst. strength and conditioning coach Maral Javadifar as the first female coach to take the opposite side during a playoff game.