Jaguars tab Rams' James Gladstone as new general manager - ESPN

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have hired former Los Angeles Rams personnel executive James Gladstone as the team's new general manager, the team announced Friday.

Gladstone, who has been with the Rams for the past nine seasons, has been the team's director of scouting strategy for the past three seasons. In that role he worked with general manager Les Snead in strategic planning and the execution of the team's daily scouting processes. He also scouted players and worked on special projects.

«James emerged as my choice, and our choice, following a painstaking but energizing interview process that left nothing to doubt,» Jaguars owner Shad Khan said in a statement. «Every candidate delivered, and I am grateful to them all for their preparation and time spent with us this week in Jacksonville. In the end, we found James to be a class ahead and exceptional in every regard — vision, new ideas, communication, chemistry and a keen understanding of the league and our team, to name a few of many virtues he will bring immediately to the Jaguars. It's going to be fun watching James work with our football leadership team of [head coach] Liam Coen, [executive VP of football operations] Tony Boselli and [chief football strategy officer] Tony Khan, but most of all it will be rewarding. I am confident of that.

»This is also an occasion to thank Jaguars fans everywhere for their support and faith over the years. I know we can count on them to warmly welcome James to Duval while rallying behind our organization and team as we chart a new and promising path forward."

Gladstone joined the Rams in 2016 as a senior assistant to Snead. He was promoted to senior assistant to the GM/player personnel coordinator in 2018 and then