Panthers request to interview two Chiefs personnel men for GM position

When an NFL crew has had as a lot success because the Kansas City Chiefs have over the previous couple of years, different organizations will ultimately turn out to be concerned about not solely the teaching workers but additionally the personnel division.

That’s occurring in Kansas Metropolis.

The Carolina Panthers have requested interviews with assistant director of participant personnel Ryan Poles and director of soccer administration Brandt Tillis for his or her vacant normal supervisor place, in response to two separate reports from NFL Network.

Poles, 35, has been a member of the Chiefs personnel division for practically 12 years, beginning as a scouting assistant in 2019 and dealing his method as much as his present title. Poles was beforehand the Chiefs’ director of school scouting and performs a big function within the crew’s draft technique. Poles served as normal supervisor Brett Veach’s right-hand man throughout this 12 months’s all-virtual draft, facilitating communication between important members of the group because the crew made every decide.

Tillis’ identify started making the rounds because the Chiefs signed quarterback Patrick Mahomes to his 10-year contract extension last offseason. Along with soccer operations counsel and personnel govt Chris Shea, Tillis helped Veach finalize offers with Mahomes, Chris Jones and Travis Kelce whereas preserving the crew beneath the wage cap. Veach has credited Tillis with being the primary particular person to realize Mahomes’ contract extension would be more like a baseball contract than a football contract — and it was. 2020 marks Tillis’ eleventh season in Kansas Metropolis.

“They’ve obtained time to attract on and expertise at seeing the way in which a few various things have been labored,” Chiefs head coach Andy Reid mentioned of the duo throughout his Zoom press convention on Monday. “Scott Pioli, very profitable, after which John Dorsey after which Brett Veach, and they also’ve obtained that to attract from and to know precisely what course they wish to go… For them to have an opportunity to work with Brett right here the final little bit I believe has been a great expertise for them.

“Brett’s an incredible communicator, and he exhausts all the pieces and he brings that power that you simply guys see each day. For them to have that — to no less than see how [Veach] operates — could be good for them going into these interviews. After which it’s a tribute to Clark (Hunt) and Mark Donovan and the group in the way it’s offered to the league. Folks need your guys, meaning Brett’s doing one thing proper there and Clark employed Brett — and in order that’s a plus for everyone.

“Most of all, for these guys — I imply they’ve labored their tail off. Each of them have labored onerous.”

It has been reported that Panthers head coach Matt Rhule would love the ultimate say over the 53-man roster, which might seemingly make the job way more engaging to Tillis than Poles.