The New England Patriots might not have a general manager by title, but they have reportedly given the job responsibilities to a front office executive. Per the Boston Herald’s Andrew Callahan, director of scouting Eliot Wolf is now in charge of the personnel decisions in New England.
Wolf, who is the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame executive Ron Wolf, followed in his father’s footsteps with the Green Bay Packers.
He worked his way up the ladder from a pro personnel assistant to director of football operations, before finally landing an assistant general manager job for the Cleveland Browns. After spending two years in Cleveland, he jumped ship to New England and continued to ascend the ranks under former coach and de facto general manager Bill Belichick.
With Belichick now gone, Eliot Wolf was ultimately chosen as the one to take over the personnel decisions.
Sources confirm director of scouting Eliot Wolf has personnel control in New England.
Wolf has a wider network than most #Patriots executives and comes from a different scouting tree, starting in Green Bay from '04-17. He grew closer with the Krafts in recent years. Title TBD. pic.twitter.com/u33wCwA5XT
— Andrew Callahan (@_AndrewCallahan) February 7, 2024
Matt Groh was believed to be another internal candidate, but he might have flown too close to the sun with Belichick. Unlike Groh, Wolf didn’t cut his teeth in New England, and he can bring different ideas and a fresh perspective that the team desperately needs right now.
The Patriots needed a drastic shift in their personnel decision-making philosophy, and they could potentially get it with Wolf at the helm.
