The_Philster
04-22-2003, 05:03 AM
A.J. Smith has been promoted to general manager of the San Diego Chargers, succeeding the late John Butler, The Associated Press has learned.
Smith will be introduced at a news conference Tuesday afternoon, said a team source, speaking on condition he not be identified.
The move is not a surprise, considering that Smith had been Butler's right-hand man with both the Chargers and the Buffalo Bills. The two worked together for 21 seasons, with three organizations.
Butler, 56, died of cancer on April 11....more (http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/2003/0421/1542190.html)
Smith will be introduced at a news conference Tuesday afternoon, said a team source, speaking on condition he not be identified.
The move is not a surprise, considering that Smith had been Butler's right-hand man with both the Chargers and the Buffalo Bills. The two worked together for 21 seasons, with three organizations.
Butler, 56, died of cancer on April 11....more (http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/2003/0421/1542190.html)