The Colts interviewed a handful of candidates for their open general manager position but they've decided on Ryan Grigson, director of player personnel for the Eagles.
The Indianapolis Colts have found their new GM.
ESPN reports that Colts owner Jim Irsay plans to hire Ryan Grigson, the Philadelphia Eagles director of player personnel, to the position of Colts general manager. The Colts fired VP Bill Polian and his son, GM Chris Polian, after the season ended.
Grigson also interviewed with the St. Louis Rams. He was in Indianapolis this week for a second interview and the Colts could make the move official as soon as Wednesday.
Grigson is a former player who spent time in the NFL and CFL. He started his personnel career in the CFL before moving to the Rams as a scout. He joined the Eagles in 2004.
Other candidates for the GM job reportedly included: New York Giants director of college scouting Marc Ross, Falcons director of player personnel Les Snead, Falcons director of college scouting David Caldwell, Cowboys director of scouting Tom Ciskowski, Monteal Alouettes GM Jim Popp and Colts director of player personnel Tom Telesco.
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The Indianapolis Colts have began their search for a new general manager to replace Bill and Chris Polian. Colts owner Jim Irsay tweeted that they have seven different candidates for the vacant position.
The Indianapolis Colts search for GM is going very well. 7 potential candidates will have been interviewed by Monday,days end.
— Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay) January 7, 2012
SB Nation's Colts blog Stampede Blue was able to pull who the candidates are from an IndyStar.com report:
Candidates Irsay is believed to have interviewed (or will interview by Monday) are NY Giants director of college scouting Marc Ross, Falcons director of player personnel Les Snead, Falcons director of college scouting David Caldwell, Cowboys director of scouting Tom Ciskowski, Eagles director of player personnel Ryan Grigson, and CFL G.M. Jim Popp, who works for the Montreal Alouettes. Also interviewed by Irsay his is current director of player personnel Tom Telesco. Telecso will also interview for the Bears open G.M. spot. The Chicago Tribune reported that Irsay also wants to talk to Patriots director of pro personnel Jason Licht.
The most interesting name in the candidates above is Montreal Alouettes GM Jim Popp. Popp has won four Grey Cups as a general manager
For more on the Indianapolis Colts general manager search, visit SB Nation's Colts blog Stampede Blue.
Ryan Grigson Officially Named Indianapolis Colts GM
The Indianapolis Colts have officially hired Ryan Grigson, former Philadelphia Eagles director of player personnel, to be their next general manager. The Colts announced the news with a post on their official blog.
Grigson, who has been with the Eagles in a number of capacities for almost eight years after being hired by the team as a scout in 2004, will replace former Colts general manager Bill Polian, who was fired on January 2.
Grigson is an Indiana native and played college football for Purdue in the early 1990s; he missed a full season after his stomach was hit by a defender's helmet, causing a kidney ailment, but would return to serve as one of Purdue's captains. After being drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1995 and bouncing to the Detroit Lions and then the Canadian Football League, Grigson retired after suffering a career-ending back injury in 1997. His first post-playing job in the NFL was a scouting position with the St. Louis Rams in 1999.
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