The vacancy atop the New England Patriots’ player personnel department lasted not even three weeks. As was announced by the team on Tuesday, Matt Groh will take over as its new director of player personnel. Dave Ziegler, who held the position in 2021, had left the club in late January to join the Las Vegas Raiders as their new general manager.
Groh is coming off his 11th season with the Patriots and will now take the next step up the organizational ladder. He served as college scouting director in 2021 and before that worked different scouting roles.