Report: Jerry Reese, Nick Caserio Among Candidates for Panthers GM Opening

The Carolina Panthers are ramping up their search for a new general manager now that their season is coming to an end. 

According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the team has requested interviews with New England Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio, Buffalo Bills assistant GM Joe Schoen and Cleveland Browns vice president of football operations Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. Joe Person of The Athletic reports former New York Giants GM Jerry Reese will interview with the club this week. 

Reese has been out of the league since 2017, but his resume is impressive. 

Over 10 years in New York, he built two Super Bowl champion rosters and drafted Sterling Shepard, Landon Collins, Odell Beckham Jr. and Prince Amukamara, among others. He was let go midway through the 2017 season after the Giants began the year 2-10. 

Panthers head coach Matt Rhule previously worked with Reese in New York, and a reunion could be in their future. 

Schoen, meanwhile, figures to be one of the most sought-after executives this offseason after he helped turn the Buffalo Bills into AFC East champions. The Atlanta Falcons and Washington Football Team reportedly have interest in the Bills assistant GM.

Caserio has spent his entire NFL career with New England and could be the next disciple of Bill Belichick to test out the Patriot Way elsewhere. He's served as the Pats' director of player personnel since 2008 and has been a member of the organization since 2001.  

Adofo-Mensah is finishing his first season in Cleveland after serving on the San Francisco 49ers executive staff during their run to the Super Bowl last season. 

It's unclear if the Panthers' requests have been accepted yet. The team has not provided a timeline for finding a new GM.