Scott Fitterer's front office career has officially flipped sides. The former Panthers general manager, who spent the last two seasons as a personnel executive with the Commanders, is leaving Washington to join Athletes First, the powerhouse agency that reps a chunk of the NFL's coaching and front-office talent.
Tom Pelissero broke the news that Fitterer is leaving the Commanders to join Athletes First's coaches and executives group.
Fitterer's path here is a wild one. He got hired by Carolina in 2021, ran the Panthers' front office through the Christian McCaffrey trade and the Bryce Young draft saga, got fired, then landed in Washington in a personnel role rather than as the guy calling the shots. Now, instead of chasing another GM job, he's pivoting to the representation side entirely.
Adam Schefter framed the move as the cap on a 27-year run through NFL front offices.
That's the real headline here: 27 years of building rosters, and Fitterer's next act is helping coaches and executives find their next jobs instead of hiring for one himself. Athletes First already has serious juice in coaching and front-office placement, and adding a guy who's sat in the GM chair — with all the relationships that come with it — is a coup for the agency. For Fitterer, it's a quieter lane, but one where his network is arguably worth more than another shot at building a roster from scratch.