Tag: Casey Weidl

Eagles director of scouting Brandon Hunt to interview for Patriots GM role

The Eagles could be set to lose another key member of the front office personnel, as Adam Schefter reports that Brandon Hunt will interview for the Patriots lead personnel job (GM).

The Eagles could be set to lose another key front office personnel member, as Adam Schefter reports that Brandon Hunt will interview for the Patriots’ lead personnel job (GM).

Hunt was a homegrown talent for the Steelers and a Pittsburgh native who attended IUP and had been learning on the job under Kevin Colbert for almost 15 years.

Hunt officially joined Pittsburgh’s scouting department in 2010 and was named the pro scouting coordinator for Houston after Doug Whaley was hired as the general manager of the Buffalo Bills.

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The move to Philadelphia was essentially a trade of front-office personnel, with Andy Weidl joining the Steelers as Omar Khan’s assistant GM.

For New England, the interview process is a chance to balance the front office with proper titles after former head coach Bill Belichick did not have a traditionally titled general manager in his 24 seasons.

Krafts (ownership) hasn’t employed one since owning the team, and current senior personnel Eliot Wolf is the favorite to land the job.

Eagles to hire former Steelers executive Brandon Hunt to a front office role

Philadelphia Eagles to hire former Pittsburgh Steelers executive Brandon Hunt to a front office role

The Eagles are set to add another talented staffer to the front office, as Geoff Mosher is reporting that Brandon Hunt is leaving the Steelers to join Howie Roseman’s staff.

Hunt is a homegrown talent for the Steelers and a Pittsburgh native who attended IUP and had been learning on the job under Kevin Colbert for almost 15-years.

Hunt officially joined Pittsburgh’s scouting department in 2010, before being named the pro scouting coordinator for Houston after Doug Whaley was hired as the general manager of the Buffalo Bills.

The move is essentially a trade of front office personnel, with Andy Weidl heading to the Steelers as the assistant GM to Omar Khan.

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Report: Eagles to hire Browns scout Charles Walls as Director of Player Personnel

The Philadelphia Eagles are set to hire Cleveland Browns national scout Charles Walls as the teams’ new Director of Player Personnel

The Eagles have worked to diligently restructure their scouting departments and front office this spring after several staff departures.

The first positive domino has fallen, as Kimberly A. Martin reports that Philadelphia is hiring Cleveland Browns national scout, Charles Walls to the position of Director of Player Personnel.

Walls would be filling the role previously held by Brandon Brown and Ian Cunningham.

Before joining the Browns, Walls had been the Southwest region scout for Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst since 2017 after working his way up in the scouting department since joining the organization as an intern in 2013.

During Walls tenure with the Packers, Green Bay landed Pro Bowl running back Aaron Jones (Texas El-Paso), Jace Sternberger (Texas A&M), Kingsley Keke (Texas A&M), and Ty Summers (TCU) out of the Southwest region and Walls also played a role in drafting Elgton Jenkins (Mississippi State), undrafted linebackers Curtis Bolton (Oklahoma) and Randy Ramsey (Arkansas).

Before working in the Southwest region Walls was the Packers’ National Football Scouting representative for the NFL scouting combine.

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Report: Tom Donahoe out as a Senior football advisor with the Eagles

Report: Longtime NFL scout and front office executive Tom Donahoe is out as a Senior football advisor with the Philadelphia Eagles

The Eagles’ offseason front office restructuring continued on Friday as Tom Donahoe, the long-time scout and senior football advisor has decided to step away according to Jeff McLane of The Inquirer.

The 75-year-old Donahoe had been in the personnel department for ten years and has over 38 years of the front office and player evaluation experience, but he’ll be best remembered for this awkward fist bump with GM Howie Roseman during the 2021 NFL draft. and was a veteran voice who brought 38 years of NFL experience to the Eagles.

Donahoe spent years with his hometown Steelers and the Buffalo Bills before joining the Eagles and he was a key figure behind the scenes for Philadelphia.

This move follows the departures of former Eagles senior scouts Ian Cunningham and Brandon Brown back in January.

Recently, vice president of football operations Catherine Raiche moved on to the Browns, while Casey Weidl and three other staffers were also shown the door.

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Eagles interviewed Senior Bowl director Jim Nagy for a position in scouting department

With a restructuring going on in the front office, the Philadelphia Eagles interviewed Senior Bowl director Jim Nagy for a position in the scouting department and will also interview Steelers staffer Brandon Hunt as well

The NFL draft starts in Mobile and with the Eagles looking to continue adding quality prospects to the roster, Howie Roseman is reaching out to add a big fish to the front office.

Jeff McLane and Josh Tolentino of The Inquirer are reporting that Philadelphia recently interviewed Jim Nagy, the Senior Bowl director, for a key scout department position.

McLane is reporting that the Eagles will also interview Steelers front office staffer Brandon Hunt for a key role.

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Nagy offers over 20 years of NFL Scouting experience and he was a key member of three Super Bowl-winning rosters.

The interviews are coming just days after Catherine Raiche accepted a key position with the Browns, and then Philadelphia fired Casey Weidl and three other staffers.

Report: Eagles fire director of scouting operations Casey Weidl

In a shocking move, the Philadelphia Eagles have fired Casey Weidl, the director of scouting operations and the brother of the organization’s VP of Player Personnel Andy Weidl

In a move that can have a ripple effect on the entire organization, the Philadelphia Eagles have reportedly fired Casey Weidl, the team’s director of scouting operations, and the brother of Casey Weidl, the VP of Player Personnel according to Jeff McLane of The Inquirer.

Andy Weidl is currently a finalist for the Steelers’ general manager opening, while Casey has been with the Eagles since 2016.

Casey Weidl has been the director of scouting operations for the past two years, and before that, he served in different capacities under his older brother.

Several teams around the league have restructured their scouting departments post-draft, and this move comes on the heels of Philadelphia losing three significant front office members (Brandon Brown, Ian Cunningham, Catherine Raiche) to the Giants, Bears, and Browns and recent weeks.

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