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Cowboys’ number savant invited to NFL accelerator program for front offices

Cowboys Director of Analytics John Park to attend NFL’s accelerator program for diverse candidates. | From @ArmyChiefW3

The NFL is holding its annual front office accelerator program for diverse candidates and the Cowboys have no choice but to allow other clubs to mingle with their Director of Strategic Football Operations savant John Park.

The three-day meeting held in Irving, Texas allows the 34 candidates with the potential of becoming a general manager anytime within the next three years, to talk with former GMs about their experiences.

After a few years to adjust, the candidates will now be given 30 minutes in private rooms to speak with current front office members. Assistant GMs, scouts, plus two members of the league office will also be in attendance.

Dallas hired John Park as Director of Strategic Football Operations after holding the same position with Indianapolis since 2016.

Park holds a Master’s in Actuarial Science, which compiles and analyzes statistics to calculate insurance risks and premiums. After five years in that profession, he jumped to the NFL where he has fast-tracked his way through the football ranks.

Park was viewed as a big loss for Indianapolis and could be as equally damaging if he were to leave Dallas for the reigns of another NFL franchise.

Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy talked at length about analytics before he took the job in Dallas and Park’s hiring was a monumental shift in strategy.

Tom Robinson, the Cowboys former Director of Football Research, had been with the team since 2010 and took over the director’s role in 2014 before leaving to make room for Park.

After not making a move for almost a decade, Dallas could be searching for a new analytical mind if Park continues his rapid NFL ascension. With the spotlight now on him, chances are the Cowboys will be skimming the market soon.

Colts analyst John Park joins Cowboys staff

The Colts lost a major piece of the analytics department.

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Former Indianapolis Colts director of football research John Park joined the Dallas Cowboys staff in the role of director of strategic football operations, per Seth Walder of ESPN.

Park was a key piece of the analytics department under the Frank Reich regime and has been with the Colts since 2016.

This marks two of the major pieces of the analytics department the Colts have lost this offseason. George Li, who was the Senior Football Strategy Analyst/Game Management, followed Reich to the Carolina Panthers earlier this offseason.

Park has been lauded as one of the best in the business both on and off the field in regards to the analytics departments across the league. He was a key piece of Reich’s regime when it came to in-game management and decision-making.

The Colts will be ushering in a new era with Shane Steichen as the head coach, and it seems the analytics department will have a different look as well.

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Colts promote John Park to Director of Football Research

Colts promoted John Park to a new analytics gig.

The Indianapolis Colts promoted John Park to the position of Director of Football Research, per Seth Walder of ESPN.

Park previously held the role of “Manager of Football Researchand Strategy,” helping lead the way for analytics in the organization.

Park and George Li, the Senior Football Strategy Analyst/Game Management for the Colts, have been at the forefront of analytics for the organization. Their work has helped the decision-making for head coach Frank Reich during games, and they have been lauded several times since joining the staff.

Since Chris Ballard took over as general manager and then Reich as head coach, the Colts haven’t been a team that shies away from analytics. There are times when Reich will use his instincts and experience to make a decision but the team is well-versed when it comes to including analytics in their decisions.

Park first joined the Colts organization in 2016 and has quickly moved through the ranks of the analytics department.

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