Lance Newmark, Detroit Lions Director of Player Personnel, watches on the sidelines before an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. The new-look Washington Commanders on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, named Lance Newmark as assistant GM, reporting directly to Peters. Newmark joins Washington after spending the past 26 years with the Detroit Lions, most recently as senior director of player personnel.
The team on Wednesday named Lance Newmark as assistant GM, reporting directly to Peters. Newmark joins Washington after spending the past 26 years with the Detroit Lions, the previous two serving as senior director of player personnel.
“Lance is a phenomenal person, and he will immediately elevate our overall personnel function here,” Peters said in a statement. “Lance is someone that I have known and respected in the scouting community my entire career. He is a highly respected talent evaluator and a great leader who will fit perfectly into what we’re building.
Peters, Quinn, offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury and defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. have also made several staff additions, including hiring Larry Izzo as special teams coach, Bobby Johnson as offensive line coach and Ken Norton Jr. as linebackers coach, according to a person with knowledge of the moves, who also confirmed quarterbacks coach Tavita Pritchard, receivers coach Bobby Engram and pass rush specialist Ryan Kerrigan are returning.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the hires have not yet been announced.
Former Lions GM Martin Mayhew, whose previous title with the Commanders was general manager when Ron Rivera ran football operations, is also staying on as senior personnel executive/advisor to the GM, while Marty Hurney shifted to an advisory role.
Newmark, who first became an NFL executive working for Hall of Famer Bobby Beathard with the San Diego Chargers in the 1990s, had been with Detroit since 1998. With the Lions, he most recently oversaw the day-to-day operations in football technology and information and was the liaison between those departments and player personnel.
“I will always be thankful for my time in Detroit and cannot say enough good things about the Lions organization,” Newmark said. “I have tremendous respect for Adam, and believe strongly in him, and in his vision for this franchise.”
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