NFL Rumors: Patriots denied interview with Packers' Chad Brinker

The New England Patriots overhauled their front office this offseason, and the Green Bay Packers apparently prevented that overhaul from expanding even further.

The Patriots requested to interview Packers executive Chad Brinker earlier this offseason, but Green Bay blocked the request and promoted Brinker to a new role instead, The MMQB's Albert Breer reported Monday.

A 12-year veteran of the Packers' front office, Brinker spent the previous three seasons as the team's assistant director of pro scouting/salary cap analyst before being promoted to personnel/football administrative executive in late May.

According to Breer, the Patriots wanted to interview Brinker for a job "helping lead (their)…