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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Didn't they pluck their GM from the Washington Times, or something like that?

Sort of, he spent five years as a beat writer covering the Redskins for the Washington Times. Here's his NFL story:

Hurney first caught the eye of former Washington Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke as a reporter covering the team's championship runs in the 1980's. Developing an association with Cooke, head coach Joe Gibbs and general manager Bobby Beathard, Hurney joined the Redskins public relations department in 1988. In 1990, Hurney moved with Beathard to San Diego, serving as the general manager's assistant with responsibilities that included organizing the scouting department and player contracts and overseeing the day-to-day football administration.

With the advent of the salary cap in 1993, Hurney emerged as the club's specialist in compliance management to the agreement, while earning distinction as both an administrator and negotiator, and played an integral role in San Diego's AFC Championship in 1994. Applying the lessons he has learned over the years under some of the game's most successful leaders, Hurney has become a proven leader himself.