The New England Patriots have one more hire to complete to fully move on from the Bill Belichick era, and they are reportedly working toward that goal.
Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reported Monday the AFC East team is "moving forward with a search for their next top football executive, a role that would amount to what's typically known in the NFL as a general manager."
Jones noted the position, which outranks other football positions within the organization and was known in the NFL office as New England's "primary football executive," was not passed from Belichick to new head coach Jerod Mayo.