Eagles front office changes include hiring another former Jets general manager

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 27: Mike Maccagnan general manager of the New York Jets is seen at the 2019 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 28, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles officially announced multiple front office changes on Wednesday afternoon. Here’s an overview with thoughts to follow.

NEW HIRES SCOUTING MIKE MACCAGNAN Title: Personnel executive CASPIAN SVENSON Title: Pro scout FOOTBALL OPERATIONS CLARA MONTENEGRO DUBERKE Title: Player personnel and football operations coordinator SAMANTHA HARVEY Title: Video assistant SPORTS MEDICINE AND PERFORMANCE MIKE HALE Title: Assistant strength and conditioning coach TITLE CHANGES SCOUTING JOE DOUGLAS OLD title: Senior personnel director/advisor to the general manager NEW title: Senior vice president of player personnel PHIL BHAYA OLD title: Director of player personnel NEW title: Vice president of player personnel ALAN WOLKING OLD title: Vice president of player personnel NEW title: Vice president of football operations and strategic initiatives JEREMY GRAY OLD title: Assistant director of player personnel NEW title: Director of player personnel LEE DIVALERIO OLD title: Southeast area scout NEW title: Assistant director of pro scouting PRESTON TIFFANY OLD title: NFS scout NEW title: Southeast area scout TERRENCE BRAXTON OLD title: Pro scout NEW title: NFS scout FOOTBALL OPERATIONS ADAM BERRY OLD title: Vice president of football operations and strategy NEW title: Assistant general manager DAN RYAN OLD title: Director of team travel and football logistics NEW title: Senior director of team operations MATT LEO OLD title: Player development assistant NEW title: Director of player engagement GRANT REITER OLD title: Football transactions coordinator NEW title: Director of football administration ZACHARY STEEVER OLD title: Assistant director of football research and strategy NEW title: Director of football research and strategy ZACH DRAPKIN OLD title: Senior quantitative analyst NEW title: Assistant director of personnel strategy ISABEL PANTLE OLD title: Quantitative analyst NEW title: Senior quantitative analyst MARLON SANDERS OLD title: Video assistant NEW title: Video manager THOUGHTS AND INFO Mike Maccagnan’s name sticks out here since he served as the New York Jets’ general manager from 2015-2019 before he was ultimately replaced by Joe Douglas, who returned to Philly last year . Funny that they’re now both on the Eagles. Maccagnan is a Hightstown, New Jersey native (shout out Mercer County) whose front office career began as a scouting intern with the Washington football team back in 1990.

The Jets were 24-40 during his four-year tenure as GM, though it’s not like they’ve gotten any better since his departure. Prior to joining the Jets, Maccagnan built a reputation as a respected executive for his contributions to the Houston Texans from 2000-2014. Howie Roseman is no stranger to adding former high-ranking front office members to his staff; he previously hired former Jacksonville Jaguars GM Dave Caldwell, for example, and the Eagles currently employ former Denver Broncos vice president of player personnel Matt Russell in addition to the aforementioned Douglas.

With the Eagles losing multiple key front office members this offseason, adding Maccagnan to help offset those loses seems sensible. Speaking of Joe Douglas, his title change gives him the same title he had in Philly from 2016-2019 … with “Senior” attached to the front of it. News of Adam Berry’s promotion was first reported earlier on Wednesday.