Patriots Officially Name Eliot Wolf To Oversee Personnel Department
The New England Patriots officially named Eliot Wolf as executive vice president of player personnel on Saturday. Wolf will oversee the overall direction of the personnel department, the management of the salary cap and is in control of the 53-man roster. He's effectively the Patriots' general manager under owner Robert Kraft after previously serving as director of scouting. Wolf will essentially be taking over the role that former head coach Bill Belichick had for so long. The 42-year-old Wolf is a veteran of 20 NFL seasons with the Green Bay Packers (2004-17), Cleveland Browns (2018-19) and the Patriots (2020-23). He's entering his fifth season with the Patriots after originally joining the organization as a scouting consultant in 2020.
Eliot Wolf To Take Over Patriots Personnel Department
It appears that Eliot Wolf will be in charge of the New England Patriots' personnel department moving forward, with control of the 53-man roster while working closely with new head coach Jerod Mayo, according to sources. Matt Groh will mostly handle college scouting, with Pat Stewart heavily involved in all aspects. The power structure is shifting dramatically for the first time in 24 years now that former head coach Bill Belichick is no longer around. Wolf is the son of Hall of Fame executive Ron Wolf and came up through the Green Bay Packers' personnel ranks from 2004-2017, at one point elevating to director of player personnel. It appears the Patriots are shifting toward more of a Packer-based structure in the front office, which places greater emphasis on the evaluations of the personnel department than a head coach with final say.
Eliot Wolf, Matt Groh Could Be GM Candidates For Patriots
The New England Patriots named Jerod Mayo as the successor to former head coach Bill Belichick, but they have yet to name a new general manager. Mayo began reaching out to candidates shortly after he was hired, and it seems likely a new voice will be added to the personnel department, but that role or title is still anyone's guess. In-house candidates Eliot Wolf and Matt Groh have been under consideration. If Wolf is running the show, the Patriots are expected to give a long, hard look at drafting a left tackle with the third overall pick this year. It's an attractive job opening, as the new GM will have a blank slate with a first-time head coach and an owner, Robert Kraft, who is highly regarded by league executives. For the last 24 years, Belichick has been making all personnel decisions for the Patriots.
