If they do, they'll get an OK from the Maloofs, Amick reports.

I don't think there's any chance Petrie ends up back in Portland. But a separation that involved him getting another job might actually be the only way he leaves and the only way the Maloofs lose him.

Of course, if Petrie did leave, we'd likely be left with Chris Thornberg or Eric Rose as the team's GM, so …