The Chicago Bears have reached out to at the very least 15 common supervisor and 11 teaching candidates for interviews. As they undergo the method, we’re taking a look at every of the prospects.
Morocco Brown interviewed for the overall supervisor place Monday, the group introduced.
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Title: Indianapolis Colts director of faculty scouting
Age: 45
Expertise
GM Chris Ballard employed Brown in 2017 to run the school scouting facet of issues for the Colts. Earlier than that, he was the vp of participant personnel for the Cleveland Browns in 2014 and 2015.
Brown labored as director of professional personnel in Washington from 2008-13 after a seven-year run with the Bears as assistant director of professional personnel (2001-07). He broke into the NFL in 2000 with an entry-level scouting place in Washington. A four-year letterman as a linebacker at North Carolina State, he was a captain for the Wolfpack as a senior and led the group in tackles for 3 straight seasons from 1995-97. Brown was briefly with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Atlanta Falcons interviewed him for his or her GM job final yr.
It's best to know
Brown has a various scouting background with expertise on each the professional and faculty sides. He has been closely concerned with some very profitable drafts in Indianapolis. The Colts bought linebacker Darius Leonard (2018), extensive receiver Michael Pittman (2020) and working again Jonathan Taylor (2020) within the second spherical. As an assistant professional personnel director with the Bears, he performed a job within the addition of a handful of offensive linemen who helped propel the group to Tremendous Bowl XLI after the 2006 season.
Bears connection
Brown was one of many first hires GM Jerry Angelo made after arriving in 2001. After seven years at Halas Corridor, he certainly has relationships with many key figures who stay within the group with an concept of how the constructing works.
The excitement
The Colts have drafted nicely lately, bringing consideration to Brown. With a status for working nicely with others, Brown may very well be poised for a shot at a GM function on this cycle.
What’s been mentioned
“Morocco knew gamers, and that’s not a straightforward activity,” Angelo instructed The Athletic. “It’s like intuition. There are individuals who work their tails off and so they write what they see. However they'll solely write what they see. As a result of our enterprise is a projection enterprise, you must venture what (gamers) are going to be for you. And that takes instincts.”
Angelo mentioned scouts belong in two classes — data gatherers and evaluators — and mentioned Brown falls into the latter.