Eliot Wolf Named Browns' Assistant GM After Leaving Packers

The Cleveland Browns announced they have hired former Green Bay Packers director of football operations Eliot Wolf to serve as assistant general manager under John Dorsey. 

Ian Rapoport of NFL.com added more details on the hiring: 

Wolf's move to Cleveland comes in the wake of the Packers naming Brian Gutekunst as their next general manager to replace Ted Thompson. According to Marc Sessler of NFL.com, the Oakland Raiders also had interest in adding Wolf to the front office, though he ultimately opted for Cleveland.

His father, Hall of Fame executive Ron Wolf, spoke about his son get passed over for the general manager role in Green Bay.

"At least he had the opportunity to interview for it," he told Rob Demovsky on Sunday. "Obviously the people up there don't think he's worthy or they would've hired him. End of discussion."

Cleveland now has a very distinct Green Bay feel to its front office. Dorsey spent 21 years in Green Bay's front office, while new vice president in the personnel department, Alonzo Highsmith, also spent time in Green Bay.

As Albert Breer of NFL.com noted, that trio will have a lot of ammunition to work with in its rebuilding efforts: 

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New Browns personnel staff -- headed by Dorsey, Wolf and Highsmith -- has a treasure trove of assets: 5 picks in first 2 rounds (4 of the first 35 picks), plus more than $100 million in cap space. Could turn it around quickly.

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) January 10, 2018"

And Andrew Brandt of The MMQB also shared an anecdote about Wolf's scouting chops: 

For a Browns organization that has gone 4-44 in the past three seasons, there is literally nowhere to go but up. Owner Jimmy Haslam will surely be hoping Dorsey and Wolf can lead the Browns back to respectability with haste.