http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2018/01/browns_gm_john_dorsey_wants_to.html By Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- New Browns general manager John Dorsey could be bringing even more of that Packers magic to Cleveland.
Last week, he hired former Green Bay senior personnel executive Alonzo Highsmith as a vice president in the personnel department. Now, he hopes to add Packers director of football operations Eliot Wolf in some capacity.
He'll interview Wolf on Tuesday, a league source told cleveland.com.
Wolf, the son of Hall of Fame executive Ron Wolf who recommended Dorsey to the Jimmy Haslam, was passed over Monday for the Packers GM job when they announced another internal candidate, Brian Gutekunst, as their man.
The Packers offered Wolf "a prominent role'' in the organization, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, but the GM snub did not sit well with Ron Wolf, who ran the Packers from 1991-2001.
"At least he had the opportunity to interview for it," the elder Wolf told ESPN Sunday night. "Obviously the people up there don't think he's worthy or they would've hired him. End of discussion."
Gutekunst can block Wolf, who's still under contract with the Packers, from interviewing for any other NFL job except for GM, but it doesn't sound as if he'll do so.
"I surely want him to be part of this," Gutekunst said Monday during his press conference. "I think the world of Eliot Wolf, not only as a scout, but he's very close to me as a friend. He obviously has other opportunities if he wants them. That's kind of between me and Eliot, but I'm very hopeful that he'll be here."
After the press conference, Gutekunst told ESPN, "I also know he has other opportunities, and I wouldn't hold him back from that because I care about him. But if he was here, I'd like to get him more involved in the college side of stuff and have a broader approach to what he's been doing."
If Dorsey hires Wolf, 35, there will undoubtedly be more changes to the Browns' analytics-heavy front office now they're transitioning to a more traditional model.
Andrew Berry, Vice President of Player Personnel, is highly regarded in the Browns organization, but might also have an opportunity to be the No. 2 man with another team, such as the Giants.
The Browns also have Ken Kovash in the role of Vice President of Player Personnel, and he works closely with Paul DePodesta. Those two, and others, are holdovers from Sashi Brown's analytics-based regime.
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The Browns have yet to announce the hiring of Highsmith, and his title has not yet been finalized, although he told ESPN that he'd be Vice President of Football Operations. Highsmith, an area scout for 13 years, has vast experience on the college side.
So there are a lot of moving parts on the Browns' personnel side of the building, which is why they haven't announced Highsmith's hiring yet.
Wolf's experience is mostly on the pro-scouting side, like Berry's was when he was hired in 2016.
It's believed to be one of the reasons Wolf was passed over for the Packers' GM job. Gutekunst spent 13 years as an area scout before being promoted to Packers director of college scouting for four years and then director of player personnel in 2016.
Eliot Wolf grew up around the Packers and began writing reports on players at the age of 14. He joined the team in 2004 as a pro personnel assistant to then-coach and GM Mike Sherman.
He worked with Dorsey for nine seasons in Green Bay before Dorsey took over as Chiefs GM in 2013. Wolf was promoted five times under Ted Thompson, who just transitioned to the role of senior adviser.
Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy was willing to risk Wolf getting away.
"He's going to be a general manager someday," he told reporters in Green Bay. "He's extremely talented, and I have high respect for him. I really believe he's got a great career ahead of him."
The Browns have a lot of moving parts on the coaching side too.
Hue Jackson is expected to interview Texans quarterbacks coach Sean Ryan this week for his offensive coordinator position, but he'll be one of several interviewed for that job.
He'll also interview former Bengals offensive coordinator Ken Zampese, but for an offensive assistant position depending how the coordinator search goes.
If Jackson lands an experienced play-calling coordinator, that coach might want to bring in some of his own assistants, which could cause a ripple effect on that side of the ball.
In other NFL coaching news, former Browns coach Mike Pettine will interview for the Packers defensive coordinator job, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.
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