49ers look to Packers for GM
Published 12:08 am Friday, January 6, 2017
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers interviewed a pair of Green Bay Packers executives Thursday for their general manager vacancy.
Niners CEO Jed York first met with Packers director of football operations Eliot Wolf and then with director of player personnel Brian Gutekunst as he seeks to fill the void created when Trent Baalke was fired Sunday following a 2-14 season.
San Francisco is also conducting a coaching search at the same time and interviewed Buffalo Bills interim coach Anthony Lynn for that job Wednesday. York said he was open to hiring either the coach or general manager first.
The 34-year-old Wolf is the son of Hall of Fame executive Ron Wolf. Eliot Wolf started with the Packers in 2004 as a pro personnel assistant and worked his way up the organization. He was director of player personnel before getting promoted to his current job last March.
He coordinates the pro and college football departments, handles pro and college scouting and helps evaluate potential free-agent signings.
The 43-year-old Gutekunst has spent the past 18 seasons in the Packers’ front office, beginning as a college scout. He was promoted to director of college scouting for four seasons before starting his current role last March.
— From wire reports