<Tr> <Td> Houston Texans </Td> <Td> GM </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Rick Smith </Td> <Td> Brian Gaine </Td> <Td> Medical leave </Td> <Td> Smith announced that he would take a leave of absence to care for his wife, who is battling breast cancer . He will remain Executive Vice President of Football Operations . Former Buffalo Bills' vice president of player personnel, Brian Gaine, was named the new general manager on January 13, 2018 . Previously, Gaine was Texans' director of pro personnel and then director of player personnel from 2014 to 2016 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New York Giants </Td> <Td> GM </Td> <Td> Jerry Reese </Td> <Td> Kevin Abrams </Td> <Td> Dave Gettleman </Td> <Td> Fired </Td> <Td> Having been in the organization since 1994, Reese was the Giants' general manager since 2007, leading them to two Super Bowl championships and several years of success . He was fired on December 4 along with head coach Ben McAdoo . He was replaced in the interim by assistant general manager Kevin Abrams . Dave Gettleman, previously general manager of the Carolina Panthers and a 14 - year veteran of the Giants' front office (from 1999 to 2012), was hired on December 28, 2017 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Buffalo Bills </Td> <Td> President </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Russ Brandon </Td> <Td> Kim Pegula </Td> <Td> Resigned </Td> <Td> Brandon resigned his position on May 1, 2018 . A newspaper report claimed that Brandon was the subject of an internal investigation regarding his personal conduct and workplace behavior, which neither the Bills nor Brandon mentioned in separate statements regarding his departure; Brandon stated he is seeking other opportunities after spending 20 years with the Bills franchise . He was immediately succeeded by co-owner Kim Pegula . </Td> </Tr> <P> Two teams, the Carolina Panthers and Oakland Raiders, are entering the final year of their lease agreements with their current stadium . </P>

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