{"id":12027,"date":"2019-12-10T20:11:51","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T01:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/?p=12027"},"modified":"2019-12-11T20:54:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T01:54:41","slug":"how-does-one-become-an-nfl-general-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/2019\/12\/10\/how-does-one-become-an-nfl-general-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"How does one become an NFL General Manager?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AW12102019-01-e1576026486511.jpeg\" alt=\"The Philadelphia Eagles torture me consistently on a weekly basis with their incompetence. I think it's time for me to step in. (How does one become an NFL General Manager?)\" class=\"wp-image-12022\"\/><figcaption>The Philadelphia Eagles torture me consistently on a weekly basis with their incompetence. I think it&#8217;s time for me to step in. (How does one become an NFL General Manager?)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\nI applaud your enthusiasm to help those in need. The job track to pro sport General Manager seems to follow two paths- former players and former coaches.  So first, you should become one of those.  Organizational consulting firm Korn Ferry has an interesting article on how GMs are developed.  Check it out at: www.kornferry.com\/institute\/great-gms-are-made-not-born\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191211_062109_2.jpg\" alt=\"Don't do that. Become a doctor and fix Desean Jackson. (Response to: How do I become an NFL GM?)\" class=\"wp-image-12031\" width=\"259\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191211_062109_2.jpg 570w, https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191211_062109_2-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><figcaption>Don&#8217;t do that. Become a doctor and fix Desean Jackson. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AW12122019-06-e1576115364632.jpeg\" alt=\"Not possible, doctor harder to do. Wall, My question still stands.\" class=\"wp-image-12066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AW12122019-06-e1576115364632.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AW12122019-06-e1576115364632-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AW12122019-06-e1576115364632-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AW12122019-06-e1576115364632-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption>Not possible, doctor harder to do. Wall, My question still stands.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I applaud your enthusiasm to help those in need. The job track to pro sport General Manager seems to follow two paths- former players and former coaches. So first, you should become one of those. Organizational consulting firm Korn Ferry has an interesting article on how GMs are developed. Check it out at: www.kornferry.com\/institute\/great-gms-are-made-not-born<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12027"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12070,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12027\/revisions\/12070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}