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Ron Wolf/Charley Casserly: 10 Things to Know
Posted 36 minutes ago
TJ Brennan
Reporter
The 2 Longtime NFL Executives Join Woody Johnson to Target Jets' Next Head Coach, GM
Jets owner Woody Johnson has turned to Ron Wolf and Charley Casserly, two longtime NFL front office executives with plenty of playoffs and Super Bowl entries gracing both of their résumés, to assist him in targeting the Green & White's next head coach and general manager.
We've compiled five things to know about each of the two advisers, who Johnson said have already begun their talent search:
RON WOLF
1. Packers Success
Wolf is best known for his work as GM of the Green Bay Packers from 1991 until his retirement after the 2001 draft. His most celebrated move came before the 1992 season when he traded a first-round pick for Falcons QB Brett Favre. After inheriting a 4-12 team, Wolf's Packers won Super Bowl XXXI and amassed a 92-52 record. His son, Eliot, is now director of pro personnel of the Packers.
2. Former Jet
Besides trading for Favre, who QB'd the Green & White in 2008, he has another more direct link to the Jets — he spent 1990-91 as an assistant to GM Dick Steinberg. He also helped the Chargers 2012 as a consultant during their head coach/general manager searches, a role similar to the one he has now with the Jets.
3. West Coast Work
He’s known for rebuilding the Packers, but Wolf also had success with the Raiders in Oakland and Los Angeles as a personnel man. He was involved in drafting players who helped Oakland win Super Bowl XI and was with the team for its run to victory in Super Bowl XVIII.
4. Hall of Fame Nominee
Wolf, well respected around the NFL for his ability as a talent evaluator, is one of two Contributor Finalists for enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH. If he receives 80% positive vote from the full selection committee during the annual selection meeting Jan. 31, he'll be a Hall of Famer.
5. Mentor
Wolf is not just an evaluator of player talent. He had a major impact on the career development of Seahawks general manager John Schneider and Packers GM Ted Thompson, the builders of the NFC’s first and second seeds for the upcoming playoffs.
CHARLEY CASSERLY
1. Winner’s Background
Casserly spent 23 years with the Redskins, winning three Super Bowls with them. He worked his way up the ladder from unpaid intern to scout to assistant general manager in 1982, the season Washington won its first Super Bowl. He also hoisted the Lombardi Trophy after the strike-shortened 1987 season and as the GM after the '90 season. He was named NFL Executive of the Year at midseason in 1999. He was also the Houston Texans' first general manager, a position he held until 2006.
2. New Jersey Native
Although he lives in the Washington, D.C., area, Casserly grew up in River Edge, NJ, 40 minutes from the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center in Florham Park. He attended Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, NJ, the same town to which former Jets head coach and general manager Bill Parcells moved while in high school.
3. Opportunity Knocks
Casserly had to deliver newspapers to pay his tuition to attend Bergen Catholic. He later gave up his position as a teacher and head coach at Minnechaug Regional High School in Wilbraham, MA, to take the unpaid internship that jump-started his career as an NFL executive.
4. In the Booth
After his front office career ended, Casserly has still remained close to the game as a member of the media. Currently, he’s an analyst for NFL Network and has worked in television and radio for 17 years. He was an NFL insider as part of The NFL Today on CBS.
He’s previously worked as an analyst for ESPN Radio and as a color commentator for Philadelphia Eagles games in the 2008 preseason.
5. Hall of Famer
He may not be enshrined in Canton, OH, but Casserly was inducted into the the Springfield (MA) College Sports Hall of Fame in 1998 and into the Bergen Catholic Hall of Fame in 1991. Springfield gave Casserly an honorary doctorate in humanics.
Posted 36 minutes ago
TJ Brennan
Reporter
The 2 Longtime NFL Executives Join Woody Johnson to Target Jets' Next Head Coach, GM
Jets owner Woody Johnson has turned to Ron Wolf and Charley Casserly, two longtime NFL front office executives with plenty of playoffs and Super Bowl entries gracing both of their résumés, to assist him in targeting the Green & White's next head coach and general manager.
We've compiled five things to know about each of the two advisers, who Johnson said have already begun their talent search:
RON WOLF
1. Packers Success
Wolf is best known for his work as GM of the Green Bay Packers from 1991 until his retirement after the 2001 draft. His most celebrated move came before the 1992 season when he traded a first-round pick for Falcons QB Brett Favre. After inheriting a 4-12 team, Wolf's Packers won Super Bowl XXXI and amassed a 92-52 record. His son, Eliot, is now director of pro personnel of the Packers.
2. Former Jet
Besides trading for Favre, who QB'd the Green & White in 2008, he has another more direct link to the Jets — he spent 1990-91 as an assistant to GM Dick Steinberg. He also helped the Chargers 2012 as a consultant during their head coach/general manager searches, a role similar to the one he has now with the Jets.
3. West Coast Work
He’s known for rebuilding the Packers, but Wolf also had success with the Raiders in Oakland and Los Angeles as a personnel man. He was involved in drafting players who helped Oakland win Super Bowl XI and was with the team for its run to victory in Super Bowl XVIII.
4. Hall of Fame Nominee
Wolf, well respected around the NFL for his ability as a talent evaluator, is one of two Contributor Finalists for enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH. If he receives 80% positive vote from the full selection committee during the annual selection meeting Jan. 31, he'll be a Hall of Famer.
5. Mentor
Wolf is not just an evaluator of player talent. He had a major impact on the career development of Seahawks general manager John Schneider and Packers GM Ted Thompson, the builders of the NFC’s first and second seeds for the upcoming playoffs.
CHARLEY CASSERLY
1. Winner’s Background
Casserly spent 23 years with the Redskins, winning three Super Bowls with them. He worked his way up the ladder from unpaid intern to scout to assistant general manager in 1982, the season Washington won its first Super Bowl. He also hoisted the Lombardi Trophy after the strike-shortened 1987 season and as the GM after the '90 season. He was named NFL Executive of the Year at midseason in 1999. He was also the Houston Texans' first general manager, a position he held until 2006.
2. New Jersey Native
Although he lives in the Washington, D.C., area, Casserly grew up in River Edge, NJ, 40 minutes from the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center in Florham Park. He attended Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, NJ, the same town to which former Jets head coach and general manager Bill Parcells moved while in high school.
3. Opportunity Knocks
Casserly had to deliver newspapers to pay his tuition to attend Bergen Catholic. He later gave up his position as a teacher and head coach at Minnechaug Regional High School in Wilbraham, MA, to take the unpaid internship that jump-started his career as an NFL executive.
4. In the Booth
After his front office career ended, Casserly has still remained close to the game as a member of the media. Currently, he’s an analyst for NFL Network and has worked in television and radio for 17 years. He was an NFL insider as part of The NFL Today on CBS.
He’s previously worked as an analyst for ESPN Radio and as a color commentator for Philadelphia Eagles games in the 2008 preseason.
5. Hall of Famer
He may not be enshrined in Canton, OH, but Casserly was inducted into the the Springfield (MA) College Sports Hall of Fame in 1998 and into the Bergen Catholic Hall of Fame in 1991. Springfield gave Casserly an honorary doctorate in humanics.
