The Chicago Bears will interview Eliot Wolf for their GM position. Here’s what to know about the New England Patriots senior advisor.

The Chicago Bears contacted at least 15 general managers and 10 coaching candidates for interviews. As they go through this process, we’re looking at each prospect.

Eliot Wolf will interview for the general manager position on Tuesday, according to the NFL Network.

Eliot the Wolf

Grow old: 39

Position: Senior Advisor to the New England Patriots

Experience

Wolf joins the Patriots in 2020, having spent the previous two seasons as assistant general manager of the Cleveland Browns under John Dorsey. He had been with the Green Bay Packers for the previous 14 seasons, starting as a professional human resources assistant in 2004 then climbing through the ranks in the team’s main office. During his final years at Green Bay, Wolf served as professional human resources director (2012-2015), player personnel director (2015-2016) and football executive director for his final two seasons. He interviewed for the Packers GM job in 2018, but Brian Gutekunst got the job.

You should know

Wolf’s father is Ron Wolf, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame who served as the Packers general manager for 10 seasons from 1991-2000. Under Ron’s guidance, the Packers had a run in which they qualified in the knockout stages for six consecutive seasons from 1993-98. The team won Super Bowl XXXI against the Patriots after the 1996 season and returned to that stage a year later, losing to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXII. Eliot was in high school at the time.

Buzz

In many alliance circles, there is optimism Wolf will be able to assemble a team of senior staff in the main office. He is highly regarded and has developed solid relationships throughout the league. His relationship with Alonzo Highsmith, now a senior executive advisor to Seattle Seahawks GM John Schneider, is remarkable. Highsmith is a candidate the Bears should have on their interview list for the GM role. Wolf can also become a valuable piece of the puzzle in a right-hand role.

What was said

“We have a great relationship. I liked that person very much, and the scout was excellent. I told him that. I really want him here. But I also know he has other opportunities, and I won’t hold him back because I care about him. … Eliot is going to be a GM soon, whether he stays here and then becomes a GM or if he goes somewhere and becomes a GM. ” – GM packer Brian Gutekunst, after being hired in that role four years ago