From the Commanders' site:
Martin Mayhew, Senior Personnel Executive/Advisor to the GM and a longtime Washington football player, has decided to retire this offseason, Washington Commanders general manager Adam Peters announced during his press conference at the NFL Scouting Combine.
"When I got here, he was one of the first people I really wanted to keep and work with," Peters said. "I was lucky enough that he wanted to stay, and we couldn't have done what we did last year without him."
Peters added there are not any immediate plans to fill the position.
Mayhew spent 26 seasons in the NFL, the last four of which were spent in the Commanders' front office. He was hired as the team's general manager ahead of the 2021 season -- a position he kept until Peters was hired in the same role.
In his current role, Mayhew provided guidance and helped mold Washington's 2024 draft class, which included instant contributors like Jayden Daniels, Mike Sainristil, Johnny Newton, Brandon Coleman and Ben Sinnott. In a recent article by NFL.com, Washington's 2024 class received the best grade in the league because of how many rookies helped get the Commanders to their first NFC Championships since 1991.
During Mayhew's tenure as Lions general manager, he was responsible for the draft selections of Pro Bowlers QB Matthew Stafford, DE Ezekiel Ansah and DT Ndamukong Suh. Suh was a four-time Pro Bowler and three-time First Team All-Pro selection with Detroit and was the 2010 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Mayhew was also responsible for signing WR Golden Tate and S Glover Quin in free agency, both of whom went on to earn Pro Bowl honors in Detroit.
Mayhew played nine seasons in the NFL and was originally selected by the Buffalo Bills in the 10th round (262nd overall) in the 1988 NFL Draft. During Mayhew's nine-year career, he appeared in 118 games (107 starts) for Buffalo (1988), Washington (1989-92) and Tampa Bay (1993-96) and notched 473 tackles, 21 interceptions, 1.0 sack and four forced fumbles. He started at cornerback for the Super Bowl XXVI champion Washington Redskins.
Martin Mayhew, Senior Personnel Executive/Advisor to the GM and a longtime Washington football player, has decided to retire this offseason, Washington Commanders general manager Adam Peters announced during his press conference at the NFL Scouting Combine.
"When I got here, he was one of the first people I really wanted to keep and work with," Peters said. "I was lucky enough that he wanted to stay, and we couldn't have done what we did last year without him."
Peters added there are not any immediate plans to fill the position.
Mayhew spent 26 seasons in the NFL, the last four of which were spent in the Commanders' front office. He was hired as the team's general manager ahead of the 2021 season -- a position he kept until Peters was hired in the same role.
In his current role, Mayhew provided guidance and helped mold Washington's 2024 draft class, which included instant contributors like Jayden Daniels, Mike Sainristil, Johnny Newton, Brandon Coleman and Ben Sinnott. In a recent article by NFL.com, Washington's 2024 class received the best grade in the league because of how many rookies helped get the Commanders to their first NFC Championships since 1991.
During Mayhew's tenure as Lions general manager, he was responsible for the draft selections of Pro Bowlers QB Matthew Stafford, DE Ezekiel Ansah and DT Ndamukong Suh. Suh was a four-time Pro Bowler and three-time First Team All-Pro selection with Detroit and was the 2010 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Mayhew was also responsible for signing WR Golden Tate and S Glover Quin in free agency, both of whom went on to earn Pro Bowl honors in Detroit.
Mayhew played nine seasons in the NFL and was originally selected by the Buffalo Bills in the 10th round (262nd overall) in the 1988 NFL Draft. During Mayhew's nine-year career, he appeared in 118 games (107 starts) for Buffalo (1988), Washington (1989-92) and Tampa Bay (1993-96) and notched 473 tackles, 21 interceptions, 1.0 sack and four forced fumbles. He started at cornerback for the Super Bowl XXVI champion Washington Redskins.
