Packers Promote Eliot Wolf to Director of Player Personnel
While other NFL teams look for new general managers, including the division rival Chicago Bears, the Green Bay Packers are doing their best to keep talent in-house, promoting Eliot Wolf to director of player personnel on Friday.
Wolf is the son of former Packers general manager Ron Wolf, who led the franchise to a win in Super Bowl XXXI.
Currently in his 11th season with the club, Wolf previously held the title of director of pro personnel for the past three seasons.
In 2011, Wolf served as assistant director of player personnel after working as the team’s assistant director of pro personnel from 2008-10.
Wolf originally joined the Packers as a pro personnel assistant in 2004 and spent four seasons in that position.
Wolf's name is already circulating for other general manager jobs around the NFL along with Packers personnel executives Alonzo Highsmith and Brian Gutekunst.
All three would appear to be candidates to become Green Bay's next G.M. when Ted Thompson eventually steps down, although he recently signed a multi-year contract extension prior 2014 season.
Comments (5)
Evan
January 02, 2015 at 03:34 pm
So, what exactly does the Director of Player Personnel do?
And, for that matter, what does the Director of Pro Personnel do?
Brian Carriveau
January 03, 2015 at 10:36 am
Pro personnel duties primarily have to do with the pro game, for example, scouting players on other NFL teams. Player personnel is bigger picture, including college players.
4thand1
January 04, 2015 at 08:40 am
I'm assuming they really pay attention to all 31 teams practice squads.
Evan
January 02, 2015 at 03:39 pm
Also, in the front office hierarchy, is Wolf above Alonzo Highsmith (Senior Personnel Executive)?
Iain
January 04, 2015 at 03:21 am
Yeh, it's all a bit confusing