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Current position: VP/Assistant General Manager - Pro Personnel, New Orleans Saints (2015-Pres.)

Notable previous positions: Pro Scout, New Orleans Saints (2008-14)

Fontenot is in the midst of his 18th season in the Saints' front office and in the first year of his new role. Prior to the promotion, he was the team's director of pro scouting for seven seasons. His evaluations of pro players have helped the Saints win the NFC South in each of the last four seasons, and after interviewing with the Jets last year, perhaps Fontenot is ready for a GM job of his own.

Current position: Assistant Director of Player Personnel, Chicago Bears (2017-present)

Notable previous positions: Director of Pro Scouting, Chicago Bears (2015-16); Assistant Director of Pro Personnel, Denver Broncos (2010-14); Assistant Coordinator of Pro and College Scouting, Broncos (2008-09); Northeast Region College Scout, Broncos (2007)

Kelly, who has spent the last six seasons with the Bears, previously was employed by the Broncos for nearly a decade. Aside from that connection, he also has worked with Head Coach Vic Fangio before, when Fangio was the Bears' defensive coordinator from 2015-18.

Current position: Director of College Scouting, Denver Broncos (2017-Pres.)

Notable previous positions: National Scout, Broncos (2016); Western Scout (2015), West Coast Scout (2012-14), Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach, Yale University (2009-11)
The first internal candidate to be tied to the search process, Stark has nine years of experience in Denver and has helped lead the Broncos' college scouting process in recent years. The Colorado native has experience as both a coach and talent evaluator, and he's helped the Broncos compile draft classes in recent years that include blue-chip players like Bradley Chubb, Courtland Sutton, Noah Fant and Jerry Jeudy.

Current position: Assistant Director of Player Personnel, Patriots (2020-pres.)

Notable previous positions: Director of Pro Personnel, Patriots (2016-19); Assistant Director of Pro Scouting, Patriots (2013-15); Pro Scout, Broncos (2012); Player Personnel Assistant/Area Scout, Broncos (2011)

After a few years with the Broncos, Ziegler has spent the last eight seasons in New England and has consistently risen in the ranks. In 2016, he took over as the Patriots' director of pro personnel after Bob Quinn became the Lions' GM, and now he may have his opportunity to be a general manager, too. ESPN's Mike Reiss said in 2016 that Ziegler is described as "an attention-to-detail-type grinder with a knack for understanding a player's strengths and weaknesses while not sitting on the fence in his evaluations."

Update: According to a report from NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, New England will retain Ziegler.

Notable previous positions: Vice President of Player Personnel/Assistant General Manager, Minnesota Vikings (2007-pres.), Director of Pro Personnel, Miami Dolphins (2001-06), Assistant Director of Pro Personnel, Chicago Bears (2000)

Paton (pronounced: Peyton) has a wealth of NFL experience overseeing year-round personnel transactions while coordinating both college and pro scouting efforts. He joins the Broncos after most recently serving as Minnesota's Vice President of Player Personnel/Assistant General Manager, a position he has held since 2018.

Spending the last 14 seasons with the Vikings, Paton has worked directly with General Manager Rick Spielmanon all salary cap and player acquisition decisions in addition to helping establish the team's analytics department. He earned two formal promotions with the team, holding titles of Director of Player Personnel (2007-11) and Assistant General Manager (2012-20) before adding the VP of Player Personnel role in 2018.