The Colts assistant general manager is drawing interest from Indianapolis’s AFC South rivals regarding their recent GM opening.
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Tennessee Titans have requested to interview Indianapolis Colts assistant general manager Ed Dodds for their GM vacancy—which is at least interesting regarding an AFC South rival:
The #Titans requested an interview with #Colts assistant GM Ed Dodds for their general manager job, per source.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 8, 2025
Dodds has drawn a lot of attention in recent seasons for open GM positions including interview requests from the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, and Pittsburgh Steelers.
While the Titans have the #1 overall pick in the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft, by virtue of having the league’s worst record at 3-14, there’s also no clear top quarterback prospect in this year’s draft class—meaning it may be a more difficult decision than in years past (although it appears as though holdover soon-to-be third-year quarterback Will Levis isn’t the answer regardless).
Additionally, having gone through former head coach Mike Vrabel and general manager Ran Carton in short order, the team’s owner Amy Adams Strunk arguably isn’t the most patient.
Dodds has been selective about which general manager vacancies he’s elected to pursue in the past, so it’ll be interesting to see what he does here regarding the Colts’ rivals.
Joining the recently hired Chris Ballard, Dodds was originally hired by the Colts as their vice president of player personnel in 2017, having previously served as a scout and senior personnel executive for the Seattle Seahawks before joining Indianapolis. He was promoted from Colts’ vice president of player personnel to assistant general manager during 2018.
Dodds began his career as a scouting intern for the Oakland Raiders in 2003.
He’s served as Ballard’s ‘right hand man’ since 2017 and was even speculated by ESPN’s Adam Schefter as a potential candidate to replace his Colts’ mentor—should he have been recently terminated, which we now know will not be the case.