Jaguars is formed with five finalists for open GM work

Jacksonville, Fla.-Jacksonville Jaguars have decided for five finalists for their vacancy general manager and will begin interviews on Wednesday.

Scouting and Soccer Operations Director of the San Francisco 49ers Josh Williams, Scouting Strategy Director of Los Angeles James Gladstone, GM Assistant of the Chicago Bears Ian Cunningham and VP of Green Bay Bay Packers of Personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan were chosen were chosen of a group of 10 candidates who interviewed practically.

The current interim GM of the Jaguars, Ethan Waugh, who took care of the work when the Jaguars and former GM Trent Baalke separated on January 22, is also a finalist. A source of the League told ESPN last week that the Jaguars expected to hire at the end of next week.

None of the five finalists has been a general manager before, which means that the three team’s main decision makers will be newbies. Liam Coen is a chief coach for the first time and Tony Boselli is only weeks after his mandate as Executive Vice President of Football Operations of the team.

Williams has been in the San Francisco Exploration Department since 2011, moving from a professional personnel explorer to an area explorer to a national explorer. He was promoted to the Director of Exploration and Soccer Operations in 2024. Gladstone has been with the Rams since 2016, starting as a senior assistant of the GM Les Snead before working as Personal Player Coordinator, director of Scouting and Director of Scouting Strategy, a since he has occupied during the last three years.

Cunningham has been the Bears Ryan Poles GM assistant during the last three seasons. Before that, a year passed as staff director of Players of Philadelphia, two years as the Assistant Director of Personnel of Eagles players and two years as Free Director of the University of Los Eagles. Cunningham spent four years as an area explorer with Baltimore after spending four years as the Ravens’ Player staff, where he worked with former GM Ozzie Newsome.

Sullivan has been with the Packers since 2004, starting his career in the team’s football operations department. He has been a regional explorer, Scouting College director, the co -director of the players personnel, and has been the vice president of players personnel during the last three years.

Baalke hired Waugh to be the assistant of general manager of the Jaguars in 2022. Before that, Waugh spent 19 years with San Francisco, starting his career as a personnel assistant in 2004. He also worked as a regional explorer, assistant of senior personnel, The senior player. Personnel Coordinator, Scouting Director and College Soccer Systems and Players staff.