There isn’t a general manager across the NFL who has held that title longer than Mickey Loomis, who was named to that post with the New Orleans Saints way, way back in 2002. Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert retired earlier this offseason having held the job since 2000, so now it’s Loomis’ time at the top. And there’s quite a gap between him and the other G.M.’s in this league.
Eight long years separate Loomis from the next general manager on the list, with the Seattle Seahawks having hired John Schneider in 2010 — the Philadelphia Eagles promoted Howie Roseman to the job at the same time, though he was temporarily elbowed out of the role during Chip Kelly’s run as head coach. So Loomis doesn’t really have a real contemporary following Colbert’s retirement.
It’s important to recognize the variety of power structures inside the NFL, but we aren’t considering New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick (the team’s de facto general manager) or owners with personnel control like Mike Brown (Cincinnati Bengals) and Jerry Jones (Dallas Cowboys), instead keeping focus on executives around the league who have held this specific job title since at least the 2019 season.
