The Carolina Panthers have agreed to terms of a five-year deal with Scott Fitterer to become their new general manager.
Fitterer was one of 15 candidates who interviewed for the position formerly held by Marty Hurney, who was fired three weeks ago. Fitterer made the final four along with Adam Peters of the 49ers, Monti Ossenfort of the Titans and Ryan Poles of the Chiefs.
In the end the Panthers chose Fitterer, who comes to Carolina from Seattle – where he put in almost 20 years – including four as director of college scouting and five as co-director of player personnel. He helped draft the best Pete Carroll-era teams that went to the Super Bowl two years in a row, including Russell Wilson in 2012.
