Redskins Director of Player Personnel Morocco Brown has emerged as a candidate for the Arizona Cardinals vacant general manager position, and will interview with the team, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed.
Brown has worked for Washington since 2008 and oversees advance scouting of the Redskins opponents in addition to evaluating college prospects and potential NFL free agent and trade targets.
A Hampton native, Brown served as assistant director of pro personnel for the Chicago Bears from 2001 to 2008 before joining Washingtons front office in May of 2008.
The Cardinals are coming off of a 5-11 season and on Monday fired both coach Ken Whisenhunt and general manager Rod Graves.
Source: Washington Post
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