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NFL Insider Floats Potential Patriots GM Candidate If Bill Belichick Exits

If the New England Patriots decide to part ways with Bill Belichick after Sunday’s season finale, they’ll need to install both a new head coach and a new general manager.

We’ve discussed several potential GM candidates in recent weeks, from current Patriots director of scouting Eliot Wolf, to former high-ranking New England execs like Dave Ziegler, Thomas Dimitroff and Jon Robinson, to someone like San Francisco 49ers assistant GM Adam Peters, who began his career as a Patriots scout.

Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer floated another possible option Thursday on 98.5 The Sports Hub’s “Zolak & Bertrand”: Cincinnati Bengals senior personnel executive Trey Brown.