Source: Rams to hire Les Snead as GM

Updated: February 12, 2012, 8:30 PM ET
By Pat Yasinskas | ESPN.com

The St. Louis Rams will hire Falcons director of player personnel Les Snead as their new general manager, a league source confirmed to ESPN.com on Saturday.

Yasinskas: Rams' Hire Hurts Falcons

Yasinskas Les Snead is a very good hire for St. Louis, but that of course means Atlanta is losing a key cog from its front office, writes Pat Yasinskas. Blog

Snead had been one of Atlanta general manager Thomas Dimitroff's top assistants. Snead had been with the Falcons for 13 seasons, gradually working his way up through the scouting ranks.

St. Louis fired general manager Billy Devaney and coach Steve Spagnuolo on Jan. 2, one day after the Rams wrapped up a 2-14 season tied for the NFL's worst.

Snead was one of several candidates to interview before the Rams hired Jeff Fisher as coach. However, after Fisher's hiring, the Rams paused their GM search to fill out Fisher's coaching staff.

Snead began his NFL career as a scout with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Pat Yasinskas covers the NFC South for ESPN.com. Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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