According to multiple reports, the Washington Commanders have appointed San Francisco 49ers assistant general manager Adam Peters as their new general manager. Peters interviewed with the Commanders this week.
Sources: The #Commanders are working to hire #49ers assistant GM Adam Peters as their new GM. A key move for Washington. pic.twitter.com/oEoSVamBCj
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 12, 2024
Peters has completed his 21st NFL season and seventh with the 49ers. He spent his initial four years with the team as the VP of Player Personnel before being promoted to assistant general manager in 2021. Before joining the 49ers, the NFL executive spent eight seasons (2009-16) with the Denver Broncos.
This is a significant loss for the 49ers. Peters has worked closely with general manager John Lynch during his tenure with San Francisco, contributing to the construction of a roster that reached the postseason in four of the last five seasons, including a Super Bowl appearance in the 2019 season.
Peters was named the Broncos director of college scouting in 2016, after spending two seasons as the team's assistant director of college scouting (2014-15). He spent three years as a national scout (2011-13) after joining the Broncos as a regional scout in 2009.
Before his time in Denver, Peters spent six years (2003-08) with the New England Patriots. In his first two seasons with the Patriots as a scouting assistant, he was a part of two Super Bowl championships (Super Bowl 38 in 2003 and Super Bowl 39 in 2004). In 2005, he handled pro scouting duties for the team before serving his final three seasons (2006-08) with the Patriots as an area scout.
Prior to the NFL, Peters spent one season (2002) as a football operations graduate assistant at UCLA after playing defensive end for the Bruins from 1999-2001. He transferred to UCLA from West Valley Junior College in Saratoga, California, where he played tight end for two seasons (1997-98) and earned all-conference honors.
