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Wolf is headed for Cleveland

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Eliot Wolf

When the Green Bay Packers hired Brian Gutekunst as their next general manager, they passed on Eliot Wolf.  Now Wolf is taking his expertise with him to Cleveland, joining John Dorsey and the Cleveland Browns.

Wolf was a 14-year veteran of the Packers scouting team.  He had an offer to remain with the Packers and could have joined Reggie McKenzie and Jon Gruden in Oakland as well.  But in the end, after meeting with the Browns on Tuesday, he decided that would be the best place for him.

Wolf served as the Packers director of football operations from 2016 to 2017.  He most likely would have been named as an assistant GM in Green Bay, working alongside Gutekunst.  But Wolf being passed over for the position that his father Ron Wolf once held, likely played a factor in his decision to move.

It’s not a matter of whether or not Wolf becomes a GM in the NFL some day.  It’s more a matter of when.  Wolf was qualified for the Packers opening and will continue to get other opportunities moving forward. [Read more…]

Bishop starts his free agent tour

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Desmond Bishop

Desmond Bishop

As expected, it didn’t take long for teams to start showing interest in now free agent linebacker Desmond Bishop.

Bishop broke the news himself talking to reporters Monday night and Tuesday that the Minnesota Vikings would be first on his list of teams to visit.  That visit was expected to be Tuesday, though Vikings head coach Leslie Fraizer wouldn’t confirm.

Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reported that Kansas City would be second on the list, if he left Minnesota without a contract.  The Chiefs hired former Green Bay Director of Football Relations and Scouting Director John Dorsey as their GM.  A few other teams have had reported interest in Bishop including the Oakland Raiders.  Oakland’s GM in Reggie McKenzie, who was in the Packers front office from 1994 to 2011.

The Packers released Bishop on Monday after 6-seasons in the league.  Bishop was set to make nearly $3.5 million in based salary in 2013.  He spent all of 2012 on the IR with a severe hamstring injury.

Herock joins the Raiders

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The Oakland Raiders have reportedly hired a longtime member of the Green Bay Packers scouting department. 

ESPN.com says Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie on Wednesday hired his former Packers co-worker, Shaun Herock.  Herock will become the Raiders’ director of college scouting.

Herock just finished his 19th season with the Packers and his 11th as the teams Assistant Director of College Scouting.

Moss said to be frontrunner to coach Raiders

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New Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie would be looking to the Green Bay Packers to find the Raiders new head coach.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, McKenzie could look to talk to as many as four different coaches.  Packers linebackers coach Winston Moss is the reported frontrunner. 

Packers secondary coach Darren Perry, quarterbacks coach Tom Clements and offensive coordinator Joe Philbin are also potential candidates.