Here’s something Patriots fans will love to hear: Another Jets employee is joining the league office.
But Rod Graves, the NFL’s new senior V.P. of football administration and club services, only spent a year or so in New York. He previously served as G.M. of the Cardinals.
Per a league source, the NFL has hired Graves to “oversee all club and game-related initiatives concerning the Competition Committee, general managers, and head coaches,” according to the email communicating the hire to the teams. Graves also will “develop and implement new strategic programs within our Football Development group,” which includes the Scouting Combine, the Regional Combines, high school initiatives, and the Career Development Symposium.