Eliot Wolf Named Executive Vice President of Player Personnel

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots announced today that Eliot Wolf has been named executive vice president of player personnel. In this role, Wolf’s responsibilities will include general management of the personnel department, management of the salary cap and control of the 53-man roster. Wolf, 42, is a veteran of 20 seasons in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers (2004-17), Cleveland Browns (2018-19) and Patriots (2020-23).

“As I started several times during the offseason, the plan was to observe the working relationship and involvement between Eliot and Jerod and see how they handled our personnel decisions during the offseason,” he said. Patriots President and CEO Robert Kraft said. “Then, following the project, we will formally undertake a process of establishing the permanent structure of our personnel department. I have been impressed by Eliot’s management style and experience and am delighted that he has agreed to take on this new position.”

Wolf, who is entering his fifth season with New England, has spent the past two seasons as director of scouting, after initially joining the Patriots as a scouting consultant in 2020.

“It is an honor to accept this position with the New England Patriots,” Wolf said. “I am grateful to the Kraft family for this opportunity and would like to thank my family, especially my wife and children, for the support and strength they have given me as I move forward in my new role. I also want to thank all of the people I have worked with and learned from over the years.

Before joining the Patriots, Wolf spent the 2018 and 2019 seasons as the assistant general manager of the Cleveland Browns. He joined the Browns after spending 14 seasons in various roles with the Green Bay Packers. During his time in Green Bay, the Packers earned 10 playoff appearances, seven NFC North division titles and a victory in Super Bowl XLV.

Wolf initially joined the Packers as an assistant pro personnel in 2004. He was promoted to assistant director of pro personnel in 2008. Wolf spent the 2011 season as assistant director of player personnel, before becoming director of professional staff for three seasons (2012-14). He was elevated to director of player personnel in 2015 and spent his final two seasons (2016-17) with the Packers as director of football operations.

Wolf is the son of former Green Bay Packers general manager and 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Ron Wolf. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Miami, where he worked as a volunteer in the recruiting department from 2000 to 2003.