{"id":359824,"date":"2026-07-02T16:09:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T10:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=359824"},"modified":"2026-07-02T16:09:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T10:39:40","slug":"the-nfls-longest-tenured-gms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/the-nfls-longest-tenured-gms\/","title":{"rendered":"The NFL\u2019s Longest-Tenured GMs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Only three general manager vacancies emerged this offseason. One among them got here from the removal of longtime Dolphins GM Chris Grier<\/strong>, whom the team dismissed last October. Grier had been in Miami\u2019s GM chair since 2016 and held final personnel say starting in 2019. The Dolphins now have Jon-Eric Sullivan<\/strong>, a long-running Packers exec, on the controls.<\/p>\n

The Falcons tabbed Ian Cunningham<\/strong> for his or her GM gig weeks later, but like Grier when the Dolphins promoted him to GM 10 years ago, he doesn’t have final personnel say. Matt Ryan<\/strong>, hired because the team\u2019s president of football (a brand new position for which Cunningham also interviewed), will hold that power. Consequently, the NFL didn’t award the Bears two third-round picks for Cunningham \u2014 Chicago\u2019s assistant GM from 2022-26 \u2014 becoming a minority exec to land a GM post.<\/p>\n

The Vikings waited until late January to fireplace Kwesi Adofo-Mensah<\/strong>, who had been the team\u2019s GM since 2022. Despite extending Adofo-Mensah last yr, Minnesota moved on but waited until after the draft to rent a alternative. The NFL had not seen a post-draft GM search begin since 2022, however the Vikings canvassed the league\u2019s assistant GM ranks and landed on the Seahawks\u2019 Nolan Teasley<\/strong>. He’ll work with longtime staffer Rob Brzezinski<\/strong>, who had been the team\u2019s interim GM, moving forward.<\/p>\n

Upheaval in Buffalo also led to an influence shift, with Tenth-year GM Brandon Beane<\/strong> elevated to president of football operations following Sean McDermott<\/strong>\u2018s firing. The Bills originally hired Beane months after McDermott in 2017. The Giants avoided wholesale change by extending fifth-year GM Joe Schoen<\/strong>, though the team\u2019s John Harbaugh<\/strong> hire effectively brought a demotion for the struggling GM. The Titans also gave second-year GM Mike Borgonzi<\/strong> roster control after since-departed president Chad Brinker<\/strong> held it last yr.<\/p>\n

\"\"With Beane, Colts GM Chris Ballard<\/strong>, 49ers GM John Lynch<\/strong>\u00a0and Chiefs GM Brett Veach<\/strong> being hired in 2017, the NFL now has 11 GMs or owner\/GM figures who’ve been on the job for no less than a decade. The Packers\u2019 Brian Gutekunst<\/strong> is closing in on that status, having been prolonged to begin his ninth yr as GM.<\/p>\n

Teasley\u2019s former boss, John Schneider<\/strong>, received an extension last July. That proved to be a timely move for the Seahawks, who stormed to a Super Bowl LX championship. Schneider, who trails only the Saints\u2019 Mickey Loomis<\/strong> in tenure amongst pure GMs presently, became the one GM in NFL history to win Super Bowls with two entirely different nuclei (as no Seattle cogs from Super Bowl XLVIII remained by 2025).<\/p>\n

The Vikings will hope Teasley, whom the Seahawks hired shortly before their 2013 Super Bowl season and eventually promoted to the AGM level, can replicate a few of Schneider\u2019s success. Here is how the NFL\u2019s GM ranks look going into the 2026 season:<\/p>\n

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  1. Jerry Jones<\/strong>\u00a0(Dallas Cowboys): April 18, 1989[1]<\/sup><\/li>\n
  2. Mike Brown<\/strong>\u00a0(Cincinnati Bengals): August 5, 1991[2]<\/sup><\/li>\n
  3. Mickey<\/strong>\u00a0Loomis<\/strong>\u00a0(Latest Orleans Saints): May 14, 2002<\/li>\n
  4. John Schneider<\/strong>\u00a0(Seattle Seahawks): January 19, 2010;\u00a0signed extension in 2025<\/li>\n
  5. Howie Roseman<\/strong>\u00a0(Philadelphia Eagles): January 29, 2010[3]<\/sup>; signed extension in 2022<\/li>\n
  6. Les Snead<\/strong>\u00a0(Los Angeles Rams): February 10, 2012;\u00a0signed extension in 2026<\/li>\n
  7. Jason Licht<\/strong>\u00a0(Tampa Bay Buccaneers): January 21, 2014;\u00a0signed extension in 2025<\/li>\n
  8. John Lynch<\/strong>\u00a0(San Francisco 49ers):\u00a0January 29, 2017;\u00a0signed extension in 2023<\/li>\n
  9. Chris Ballard<\/strong>\u00a0(Indianapolis Colts): January 30, 2017;\u00a0signed extension in 2021<\/li>\n
  10. Brandon Beane<\/strong>\u00a0(Buffalo Bills): May 9, 2017;\u00a0signed extension in 2023<\/li>\n
  11. Brett Veach<\/strong>\u00a0(Kansas City Chiefs): July 11, 2017;\u00a0signed extension in 2024<\/li>\n
  12. Brian Gutekunst<\/strong>\u00a0(Green Bay Packers): January 7, 2018;\u00a0signed extension in 2026<\/li>\n
  13. Eric DeCosta<\/strong>\u00a0(Baltimore Ravens): January 7, 2019<\/li>\n
  14. Andrew Berry<\/strong> (Cleveland Browns): January 27, 2020; signed extension in 2024<\/li>\n
  15. Nick Caserio<\/strong>\u00a0(Houston Texans):\u00a0January 5, 2021<\/li>\n
  16. George Paton\u00a0<\/strong>(Denver Broncos): January 13, 2021: signed extension in 2026<\/li>\n
  17. Brad Holmes<\/strong> (Detroit Lions): January 14, 2021; signed extension in 2024<\/li>\n
  18. Joe Schoen<\/strong> (Latest York Giants): January 21, 2022: signed extension in 2026<\/li>\n
  19. Ryan Poles<\/strong> (Chicago Bears): January 25, 2022: signed extension in 2025<\/li>\n
  20. Omar Khan<\/strong> (Pittsburgh Steelers): May 24, 2022; signed extension in 2025<\/li>\n
  21. Monti Ossenfort<\/strong>\u00a0(Arizona Cardinals): January 16, 2023<\/li>\n
  22. Adam Peters<\/strong>\u00a0(Washington Commanders): January 12, 2024<\/li>\n
  23. Dan Morgan<\/strong>\u00a0(Carolina Panthers): January 22, 2024<\/li>\n
  24. Joe Hortiz<\/strong>\u00a0(Los Angeles Chargers): January 29, 2024<\/li>\n
  25. Eliot Wolf<\/strong>\u00a0(Latest England Patriots): May 11, 2024<\/li>\n
  26. Mike Borgonzi<\/strong> (Tennessee Titans): January 17, 2025<\/li>\n
  27. John Spytek<\/strong> (Las Vegas Raiders): January 22, 2025<\/li>\n
  28. Darren Mougey<\/strong> (Latest York Jets): January 24, 2025<\/li>\n
  29. James Gladstone<\/strong> (Jacksonville Jaguars): February 21, 2025<\/li>\n
  30. Jon-Eric Sullivan<\/strong> (Miami Dolphins): January 9, 2026<\/li>\n
  31. Ian Cunningham<\/strong> (Atlanta Falcons): January 29, 2026<\/li>\n
  32. Nolan Teasley<\/strong> (Minnesota Vikings): May 30, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Footnotes:<\/h3>\n
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    1. Jones has been the Cowboys\u2019 de facto general manager since former GM\u00a0Tex Schramm\u00a0<\/strong>resigned in April 1989.<\/em><\/li>\n
    2. Brown has been the Bengals\u2019 de facto GM since taking on because the team\u2019s owner in August 1991.<\/em><\/li>\n
    3. The Eagles bumped Roseman from their top decision-making post in 2015, giving Chip Kelly<\/strong>\u00a0personnel power. Roseman was reinstated upon Kelly\u2019s December 2015 firing.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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