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Buffalo Bills fire general manager Doug Whaley Published: Apr 30, 2017 at 01:28 AM The have parted ways with general manager Doug Whaley after four seasons, the team announced Sunday. The news comes hours after the conclusion of the 2017 . owner Terry Pegula i sued the following statement: Statement from Bills Owner Terry Pegula. Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) Whaley joined the team as a sistant general manager in 2010 and was later hired as general manager in 2013 after Buddy Nix stepped down following that year's draft. In Whaley's four seasons as general manager, the team finished Brandon Workman Jersey 30-34 and had just one winning season (2014). The also terminated the profe sional and amateur scouting departments, Pegula said at a pre s conference Sunday. Whaley seemed to at least be on the hot seat, if not nearing the end of his tenure when surrounding the firing of head coach Rex Ryan. The timing of Whaley's firing was curious, of course, considering it Fred Lynn Jersey came le s than 24 hours after the conclusion of the 2017 . owner Terry Pegula said keeping Whaley (and the scouting department) around through the draft completed the group's work. "The decision was made now because this is the end of the scouting year," Pegula said. "We ran a proce s and as a result of that proce s after the draft we made the decision." "He put the whole thing together," Pegula said of Whaley's involvement with the 2017 draft. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported the scouting community expected the move, adding new head coach Sean McDermott had a heavy hand in Buffalo's draft-night trade. The announced that they interviewed Boston Red Sox Jersey a sistant general manager Brandon Beane on Thursday. In addition, Don Gregory, the ' director of player personnel is considered a potential candidate for the vacancy as is Brett Veach, the ' co-director of player personnel, Rapoport reported. Buffalo has also received permi sion to interview director of pro personnel Brian Gaine, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported. McDermott will be consulted by ownership during the GM search, Pegula said. "Sure, I will ask Sean questions," Pegula said. "We will use every resource available." Whaley's draft tenure was marred by injuries to his lone two first round picks -- receiver and defensive end -- and Pedro Martinez Jersey later-round selections that failed to stick, as well as the albatro s he immediately inherited and for which he was forced to find an alternative in E.J. Manuel. The Watkins selection became uglier after repeated struggles with foot i sues, as well as the fact Whaley dealt away a 2015 first-round pick (and fourth-round selection) to move up to grab the wideout. Whaley also had some painfully memorable meetings with the media (as few and far between as they came), going immediately on the defensive in one of his last pre s conferences as GM, which included a reporter saying while questioning Whaley's nonexistent role in Ryan's firing. While it's somewhat peculiar to see a personnel decision-maker fired just hours after the three most important roster construction days of the calendar, this isn't the first time a GM has left his post in Buffalo after completing a draft. Nix, whom Whaley replaced, stepped down from the position just weeks after the 2013 draft, in which Buffalo selected Manuel. The pa David Ortiz Jersey ser was at the center of one of the final decisions made with Whaley's input, resulting in the benching of in -- Taylor's contract would have become fully guaranteed at $30.75 million had he suffered an injury in the final week of the 2016 season -- and to see what the had in Manuel. The result: Taylor , Manuel signed with the as a backup and Whaley is out of work. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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