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01/09 09:49 CST Jon-Eric Sullivan finalizing deal to become Miami Dolphins GM,
AP source says
Jon-Eric Sullivan finalizing deal to become Miami Dolphins GM, AP source says
By ALANIS THAMES
AP Sports Writer
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) --- Jon-Eric Sullivan is finalizing a deal to join the
Dolphins as their general manager, making the former Green Bay Packers
executive the first key piece in Miami's organizational reboot, a person with
knowledge of the hiring told The Associated Press.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team had not made an
announcement.
Sullivan, the Packers' vice president of player personnel, completed an
in-person interview this week with the Dolphins, who were expected to move
swiftly in hiring a new general manager after parting ways with longtime GM
Chris Grier during the season.
ESPN first reported the deal.
Sullivan's first task will be finding a new head coach after Mike McDaniel was
fired Thursday after four seasons following a 7-10 campaign in which the
Dolphins missed the playoffs for the second straight year.
Sullivan spent 22 seasons with Green Bay Packers, beginning as a scouting
intern in 2003 before earning a full-time position with the team's football
operations department in 2004. In 2022, he was named vice president of player
personnel, with the Packers making the playoffs in three of the last four
seasons.
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AP Sports Writer Tim Reynolds contributed to this report.
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