Eagles Hire Joe Douglas As VP Of Player Personnel
By Ray Boyd
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- On Wednesday, the Eagles announced the hiring of Joe Douglas as the team's VP of Player Personnel. The team also added Andy Weidl to serve as the Assistant Director of Player Personnel.
The team explained that Douglas will report to Howie Roseman.
"It's imperative to me that we have a player personnel department that is not only top-notch and innovative, but has excellent communication with all phases of our football operations," said Eagles Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie in a statement. "It's a crucial part of the success of an NFL franchise and it will always be a priority for me. I'm very pleased how thorough and patient we were with the search process that began in January. With the additions of Joe Douglas and Andy Weidl, along with the other changes we have made, we all feel that we will have a strong department of talent evaluators that will work well with all facets of football operations to make the best decisions for our franchise and for our fans."
Roseman also released a statement on the hirings saying:
"I have known Joe for several years and have admired his work with both the Ravens and the Bears. He is a guy that we had targeted from the outset. I feel that we are very fortunate to have him lead our player personnel department. [Ravens GM] Ozzie Newsome and [Bears GM] Ryan Pace spoke very highly of him and his work. He is passionate about football, passionate about scouting and he played a vital role in the success of the Ravens over the last decade.
Andy also comes from the Ozzie Newsome tree of talent evaluators in Baltimore and he has a great working relationship with Joe. I spoke with Tom Donahoe, who hired Andy in Pittsburgh, and he had nothing but great things to say about his work ethic. Like Joe, you can sense his drive for scouting right off the bat and he has spent his entire career working for an opportunity like this. We are very pleased to have him join us."
Douglas' latest role was as the Director of College Scouting for the Bears.
Prior to that, Douglas has worked in various roles for the Ravens. He served as a national scout (2012-15) and a Southeast area scout (2009-11). He oversaw the East Coast scouting in 2008 and the Northeast scouting from 2003-07. His first role with the Ravens was in 2000 when he coordinated college workouts for the team.
Douglas played tackle at Richmond where he started 45 straight games and was an All A-10 honoree.
Weidl spent the last 11 season with the Ravens and most recently served at their East regional scout from 2013-15.
Philadelphia will be somewhat of a homecoming for Weidl who played on the offensive line at Villanova.
