<Tr> <Td> Carolina Panthers </Td> <Td> GM </Td> <Td> Dave Gettleman </Td> <Td> Marty Hurney </Td> <Td> Gettleman was unexpectedly fired after four seasons on July 17, 2017 . Marty Hurney, who was the Panthers' GM from 2002 to 2012, was rehired as the interim general manager for the 2017 season . The team plans to conduct a search for a permanent general manager after the season ends . </Td> </Tr> <P> The Atlanta Falcons will play their first season at Mercedes - Benz Stadium, after playing in the Georgia Dome for the previous 25 seasons . </P> <P> The stadium in which the Arizona Cardinals play their home games is in the process of obtaining a new naming rights agreement . The University of Phoenix, which owns the naming rights to the Cardinals' home field, is planning to terminate the final nine years of a 20 - year agreement, but will continue to keep its name on the stadium . </P> <P> The stadium in which the Denver Broncos play their home games is in the process of obtaining a new naming rights agreement . Sporting goods retailer Sports Authority, which had owned the naming rights to the Broncos' home field since 2011, filed for bankruptcy in March 2016, and liquidated all of their stores . The Broncos bought out the existing naming rights contract with permission from the Delaware District United States bankruptcy court in August 2016 . Three months later, the Broncos selected American talent agency WME - IMG to secure a new naming rights partner for their home field, which, to date, still carries the name Sports Authority Field at Mile High . </P>

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