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49ers executive Ran Carthon aims to

run a team of his own

one day hold that position," nel side and takes great of the relationship between
Carthon said in an inter- pride in witnessing his suc- Lynch and coach Kyle Sha-
view earlier this season. "It's cess. nahan.
kind of hard, because you "I always felt like he was go- "John and Kyle are aligned
got to keep the main thing ing to go that direction," and have a clear vision of
the main thing, and just fo- Maurice Carthon said. "I've what they want from play-
cus on doing what I can do enjoyed watching him do ers at every position," Car-
to help make our club bet- that. I thought it was some- thon said. "Then, now us as
ter and give us a chance thing that he really wanted scouts, we can just go out
to win each Sunday while to do and he got after it. and identify that. That's the
Associated Press
maintaining the ultimate I didn't have much to do big thing that I've learned
By JOSH DUBOW ing a successful college goal, which is to ultimately with that. It's him and his probably the most. That's
AP Pro Football Writer career as a running back in lead a team myself." want to." not to take away from
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Florida to a brief stint in the When Carthon's playing Ran Carthon's front-office any of the other organiza-
— Ran Carthon had been NFL as Peyton Manning's career was done following journey began with a four- tions. Just having a clear
preparing to be an NFL teammate in Indianapolis the 2006 season, he briefly year stint as a scout with line vision between the GM
general manager decades to a post-playing career as took a shot at coaching the Atlanta Falcons before and his staff and the head
before he even got in- a scout and personnel ex- high school in Miami on he joined the Rams, where coach and his staff. That al-
volved with an NFL team. ecutive. the advice of former Colts he spent five seasons as lows us to have our march-
As a kid growing up, Car- Carthon is in his fifth season teammate Edgerrin James. director of pro personnel. ing orders and allows us
thon would talk with his as director of player per- Carthon quickly realized Niners general manager to just go out and hunt for
NFL playing dad, Maurice, sonnel with the San Fran- his interests were more on John Lynch then brought those players."
about the talent level of cisco 49ers after holding the personnel side and he him to San Francisco as Carthon hopes to be giving
various players around the that same job for five years didn't have the patience to director of pro personnel out those marching orders
league, and took a big with the Rams, and hopes coach. when the new regime ar- some day. He was selected
interest each year in the to be a candidate some Carthon said his father had rived in 2017. Carthon is in twice to participate in the
draft. day soon to run a team of wanted to get involved his first season as director of NFL Career Development
"I've always just been a his own. in personnel after winning personnel. He manages the Symposium at the Wharton
fan of the draft, especially There were five minority two Super Bowls with the pro scouting department, School of Business.
when I was younger," Car- general managers this sea- Giants during an eight- does advance scouting Carthon said watching
thon said. "I used to record son among the 32 current year career as a bruising and helps the team make mentors like Lynch and
every draft and buy all the teams, but Carthon is one fullback in the NFL. But Bill acquisitions through trades, Les Snead of the Rams up
draft magazines and follow of several minority execu- Parcells talked Maurice free agency and the waiv- close makes him appreci-
along. I didn't realize what I tives in the pipeline hoping Carthon into coaching, er wire. ate how much goes into
was doing at the time. I was to get one of those cov- which he did for nearly two Carthon said he has the GM job. While he feels
just more so trying to pre- eted jobs some day soon. decades at various stops as learned different aspects prepared to do it, he said
dict which team was going He is expected to interview a running backs coach, of- of the job from all three or- the only way to prove that
to take which player." for the New York Giants' fensive coordinator and as- ganizations he has been a is to get the job.
Carthon has come a long opening this month. sistant head coach. part of but says the No. 1 The first step will be getting
way from those days as a "That's the goal in the Maurice Carthon said he thing he has learned in San a chance to interview for
precocious draftnik, hav- grand scheme of things to saw Ran going the person- Francisco is the importance an opening.q

Klopp sure Salah will stay, have longevity of Messi, Ronaldo

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) of the current negotiations.
— Liverpool manager Ju- "I know that Mo wants to
rgen Klopp expects Mo- stay. We want Mo to stay.
hamed Salah to sign a new That's where we are," Klopp
contract with the club and said Wednesday. "These
have the same longevity in things take time. I cannot
his career as Lionel Messi change it, sorry. I think it's
and Cristiano Ronaldo. all in a good place." The
Salah, who has 18 months 29-year-old Salah has a
left on his current deal, has claim to be the world's best
been in talks with Liverpool player this season, having
about an extension but both scored more goals
hasn't yet received what (16) and set up more goals
he deems an acceptable (9) than any other player in
offer. He said in a recent in- the Premier League.
terview with GQ magazine The Egypt winger, who is
that he is not asking for "cra- currently away on inter-
zy stuff" and wants to be national duty at the Afri-
appreciated for all he has can Cup of Nations, either
done for the club. Klopp won outright or shared the
said he was "very positive" Golden Boot — the award
about keeping hold of the for the league's top scorer
Premier League's top scorer — in two of his first four full
and that there's nothing un- seasons at Liverpool and is
expected about the length Associated Press on course to win it again.q