Tag: Terrance Gray

Bills’ front office member Terrance Gray turned down the Patriots

#Bills’ front office member Terrance Gray turned down the #Patriots:

Terrance Gray has been a person of interest across the NFL.

But most recently Gray, the director of player personnel for the Buffalo Bills, has opted to stay in western New York rather than head to the New England Patriots.

According to MMQB’s Albert Breer, the Patriots had interest in bringing Gray on board. He declined:

Over recent offseasons, other NFL clubs have expressed interest in Gray. He did take up interview opportunities with the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers… but evidently this position with the Patriots was not to his liking.

Gray began his career in Buffalo in 2017 when the team hired head coach Sean McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane. Since then, Gray has worked his way up through the organization.

Originally hired as the team’s director of college scouting, Gray was promoted to assistant director of player personnel then moved up again in 2022. That latter promotion came about when the New York Giants hired Joe Schoen as their general manager, who was previously Buffalo’s assistant general manager.

Per Pro Football Talk, at least three candidates have declined an interview opportunity in New England.

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Chargers general manager candidate profile: Terrance Gray

Get to know Terrance Gray, a potential candidate for the Chargers’ general manager opening.

The Chargers completed an interview for their general manager position with Bills Director of Player Personnel Terrance Gray on Wednesday. Adding in Jeff Ireland and Ed Dodds, Los Angeles is up to seven reported interview candidates for general manager.

Gray joined the Bills in 2017 and ascended to assistant director of player personnel in 2020. He was promoted to full-time director of player personnel in June of 2022.

Gray comes up through experience as a college scout. Before his time in Buffalo, he worked for the Minnesota Vikings as a college scout for 11 seasons. Before that, he was with the Chiefs for three seasons in various roles.

Along with Bills’ assistant head coach Eric Washington, Gray was selected to participate in the NFL’s accelerator program in 2022. The program promotes diverse candidates, getting more spotlight on their candidacies for future head coaching and general manager positions.

Gray has playing experience as a cornerback in college. He played at Oregon State for his junior and senior seasons in 1999 and 2000.

The rapid ascent of Gray in Buffalo overlaps with the selection of Josh Allen in the 2018 NFL draft, in addition to other moves. It’s not a surprise the Chargers are looking to the original college scouts from the league’s best teams, given their current cap situation with future drafts in mind. The same is true with Joe Hortiz’s interview and candidacy from Baltimore.

Following the Chargers’ interview with Dodds on Wednesday, we’ll have to see if there are more candidates for Los Angeles to look at in their first round of interviews. Or if they start to get serious about narrowing the field with their second round of interviews instead.

Chargers conclude interview with Terrance Gray for general manager opening

Terrance Gray is another riser.

The Chargers on Tuesday confirmed they have interviewed Terrance Gray for their general manager position.

Gray is in his second season as the Bills’ director of player personnel. He started with Buffalo in 2017 as the college scouting director. He worked up to being named the assistant director of player personnel in 2020 before being promoted to his current role.

Gray attended the NFL’s first Accelerator Program, which aims to promote diversity in decision-making roles throughout the NFL.

Before joining Buffalo, Gray spent 11 seasons as a college scout for the Vikings.

His time in the professional ranks started with the Chiefs back in 2003, when he worked in player development and player personnel before he became an area scout in 2005.

Gray was a cornerback on Oregon State’s 2000 Fiesta Bowl champs that finished ranked fourth.

Raiders request interview with Bills’ Terrance Gray for general manager job

#Raiders request interview with #Bills’ Terrance Gray for general manager job:

The Las Vegas have requested an interview with a member of the Buffalo Bills front office regarding their vacant general manager position.

The Raiders have interest in Terrance Gray according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Gray is currently the Bills’ director of player personnel:

Gray began his career in Buffalo in 2017 when the team hired head coach Sean McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane. Since then, Gray has worked his way up through the organization.

Originally hired as the team’s director of college scouting, Gray was promoted to assistant director of player personnel then moved up again in 2022. That latter promotion came about when the New York Giants hired Joe Schoen as their general manager, who was previously Buffalo’s assistant general manager.

In late October during the 2023 season, the Raiders shook up their team by firing head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler. Las Vegas named assistant GM Champ Kelly as the team’s interim general manager at the time.

Bills Wire will continue to bring updates relating to any interviews members of the team’s front office have throughout the offseason.

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