The Oakland Raiders have reached an agreement with Green Bay Packers
director of football operations Reggie McKenzie to become their new general
manager, the staff announced Friday.
A source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to NFL.com's
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earlier from the day that the Raiders ended up closing in on an agreement with
McKenzie. The Raiders will hold a press conference following Tuesday at which
time additional information will be provided.
McKenzie will fulfill many for the duties handled by iconic owner Al Davis
until his Oct. 8 death at age 82. One of McKenzie's first orders of business
likely will be sitting down with coach Hue Jackson, who handled personnel
selections in recent months. Who just completed his first of all year as head
coach following being elevated from offensive coordinator, pulled off the
October trade for quarterback Carson Palmer upon starter Jason Campbell broke
his collarbone.
The 47-year-old McKenzie,
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Bay's personnel department, will take through his new job with the Raiders
immediately, a person with knowledge for the hiring told The Associated Press,
speaking on condition of anonymity considering that those details weren't
formally announced. That means McKenzie will leave the defending Super Bowl
champion Packers (15-1) before they open defense of their title. The NFC's No.
1 seed is off this weekend by having a first-round playoff bye.
I would like to thank Reggie McKenzie for all that he has done for that Green
Bay Packers over the final 18 years, Packers GM Ted Thompson explained Friday
in a statement. Reggie is a tremendous talent, but far more importantly, he
is a good friend and perfect family unit man.
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organization are numerous, and he is ready for that opportunity to be a
general manager in the National Football League.
Oakland has gone without the need of someone in a true GM role considering
Davis' longtime senior assistant, Bruce Allen, departed for the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers when the 2003 season. Allen had been a top personnel executive for
Davis from 1996-2003. Davis' son, Mark, is now making many top conclusions.
The Raiders opted to reorganize their football operations department following
Davis' death. Davis crafted all football-related choices, from hiring coaches
and other workers to having final say on draft picks and costless agency.
Once the Raiders built it known they would bring in a general manager/pro-
personnel person, McKenzie surfaced almost immediately as the front runner.
NFL Network's Jason La Canfora explained that
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Packers personnel staff, could be hired coupled with McKenzie.
Davis loved to bring back former Raiders on the silver and black, and McKenzie
fits the bill. He played linebacker for that Raiders from 1985-88 and joined
the Packers as a pro personnel assistant in 1994. He was named director of
football operations on May 27, 2008, and also previously worked within the
role of director of professional personnel.
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For that Packers, shedding McKenzie is a double whammy. Earlier Friday, Green
Bay announced that Vice President Jason Wied resigned from the team's front
office as a consequence of health issues.