As part of the NFL's ongoing commitment to promote greater diversity across the NFL, the league announced plans to host a front-office accelerator from December 13-14 at the league meeting in Dallas. A continuation of the inaugural Coach and Front Office Accelerator hosted at the league meeting in May, ownership representatives across all 32 clubs will reengage with 32 diverse general manager prospects, representing 28 clubs and the league office.
"Club owners and executives are focused on building on the successful momentum of our Coach and Front Office Accelerator Program by continuing to engage with and develop this group of talented men and women," said Roger Goodell, NFL Commissioner.
The front-office accelerator will provide rising people of color and women front-office prospects with the opportunity to strengthen relationships with club ownership and executives. Additionally, the league has curated content sessions with football operations experts and business and academic leaders to further drive participants' success in future front-office opportunities.
"The goal of our Accelerator Program is to foster relationships between owners and potential candidates for front-office positions," said Steelers President Art Rooney, II, chairman of the NFL Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. "Both the clubs and the accelerator participants understand the importance of the exposure, professional development and networking opportunities of the accelerator."
2022 FRONT OFFICE ACCELERATOR PARTICIPANTS
NFL League Office:
PARTICIPANT NAME |
POSITION |
Kevin Boothe |
Director, Management Council |
NFL Clubs:
CLUB |
PARTICIPANT NAME |
POSITION |
Arizona Cardinals |
Quentin Harris |
Vice President, Player Personnel |
Arizona Cardinals |
Adrian Wilson |
Vice President, Pro Scouting |
Atlanta Falcons |
Anthony Robinson |
Director of College Scouting |
Buffalo Bills |
Malik Boyd |
Senior Director of Pro Scouting |
Buffalo Bills |
Terrance Gray |
Director of Player Personnel |
Carolina Panthers |
Samir Suleiman |
VP of Football Administration |
Chicago Bears |
Ian Cunningham |
Assistant GM |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Trey Brown |
Senior Personnel Executive |
Cleveland Browns |
Catherine Raiche |
Assistant GM & VP of Football Operations |
Cleveland Browns |
Glenn Cook |
Assistant GM & VP of Player Personnel |
Denver Broncos |
Kelly Kleine |
Exec. Director of Football Operations/Special Advisor to the GM |
Detroit Lions |
Ray Agnew |
Assistant General Manager |
Green Bay Packers |
Richmond Williams |
Director of Pro Personnel |
Houston Texans |
Mozique McCurtis |
National Scout |
Indianapolis Colts |
Morocco Brown |
Chief Personnel Executive |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Tim Terry |
Director of Player Personnel/Pro Scouting |
Las Vegas Raiders |
Dwayne Joseph |
Director, Pro Personnel |
Los Angeles Chargers |
JoJo Wooden |
Director of Player Personnel |
Los Angeles Rams |
Ray Farmer |
Senior Personnel Executive |
Miami Dolphins |
Marvin Allen |
Assistant General Manager |
Minnesota Vikings |
Chris Blanco |
Director of Pro Personnel |
New England Patriots |
Steve Cargile |
Pro Scouting Director |
New Orleans Saints |
Khai Harley |
VP of Football Administration |
New York Giants |
Brandon Brown |
Assistant General Manager |
New York Jets |
Chad Alexander |
Director of Player Personnel |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Jeffrey Scott |
Director of Football Operations |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Sheldon White |
Director of Pro Scouting |
San Francisco 49ers |
Ran Carthon |
Director of Player Personnel |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Jacqueline Davidson |
Senior Director of Football Research |
Tennessee Titans |
Brian Gardner |
Director of Pro Scouting |
Washington Commanders |
Eric Stokes |
Senior Director of Player Personnel |
*Participants subject to change