The coaching/personnel turnover this offseason has been exhausting for the Eagles. On top of new coaches and a new coordinator still needing to be sourced, they’ll now need to find a new Vice President of Football Operations.
After weeks of uncertainty, the Cleveland Browns have finally snagged their man back from the clutches of Howie Roseman, making 32-year old Andrew Berry the youngest general manager in NFL history.
Berry spent three years in Cleveland before joining the Eagles and replacing Joe Douglas, and in that time helped oversee the drafting of Baker Mayfield, Nick Chubb, Denzel Ward, and turning a zero-win team into a potential sleeping Giant. That Giant is still napping, for now.
Prior to his role in Cleveland, he was a Pro Scouting Director in Indianapolis after working his way up from a scouting assistant, which he earned in 2009. Berry was cherry-picked by Bill Polian for that first scouting role…which says a lot. Spending six years with the Colts, Berry rapidly rose up the ladder, in-line with the franchise. During his time with the team, the Colts won four AFC South championships and made a Super Bowl appearance.
It seemed as though the Eagles were always going to struggle to retain his services and that has ultimately proved to be the case. Berry’s impact in Philadelphia is murky given that we don’t really know how much impact he had in evaluation/decision-making. What we do know is that replacing him is going to be important.
Naturally, Andy Weidl, who has risen through the ranks with ease during his time in Philadelphia, could be an option, but they may well seek some outside guidance once again.
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