Carolina Panthers president of football operations and general manager Dan Morgan officially has his partner in crime.
The team announced on Wednesday that they’ve named Kansas City Chiefs executive Brandt Tilis as their executive vice president of football operations. That’s quite the executive decision, huh?
Included in the announcement was a statement from Morgan, who seems rather excited about the addition.
“It’s great to add Brandt and his experience to our organization,” Morgan said. “He comes from a championship-caliber team in Kansas City and will play a lead role in our front office. We are looking forward to getting him here and working together to build this team.”
Carolina is expected to follow in the mold of the San Francisco 49ers’ front office. Morgan will serve in the John Lynch role atop football operations with Tilis taking the Paraag Marathe role as the No. 2.
Also featured in the team’s official release is a description of Tilis’ responsibilities in his new position. The statement reads:
Tilis will be responsible for all football administration and non-coaching matters related to operations, equipment, video, and analytics, among other areas. He will also lead player contract negotiations, compliance with the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement and league rules, salary cap management, and maintenance and labor administration.
In the meantime, Tilis and the Chiefs will only be trying to win their third Super Bowl in the last five years.
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