Paul Domowitch: Sources: Heckert favorite to be Falcons GM

0 Comments | Philadelphia Daily News, January, 2008 | by Paul Domowitch

EAGLES general manager  Tom Heckert  still appears to be the leading candidate to get the Atlanta Falcons' GM job once owner  Arthur Blank  ends his wild goose chase for Southern California coach  Pete Carroll.

According to two league sources, the Falcons could offer the job to Heckert as soon as this weekend. The team interviewed several other personnel executives in the last 2 weeks, including Patriots director of college scouting  Tom Dimitroff,  Packers pro personnel director  Reggie McKenzie,  Packers personnel analyst to the general manager  John Schneider  and Jaguars director of college scouting  Gene Smith.

Chris Mara , the Giants' vice president of player evaluation, withdrew his name from consideration yesterday. He wasn't believed to be a serious...