The New England Patriots hired former Tennessee Titans general manager Floyd Reese as senior football advisor. The Patriots also announced director of player personnel Nick Caserio will take over the daily operations of the personnel department.
Bill Belichick is disappointed about missing the playoffs but feels his team can use the rest.
The moves became necessary when Scott Pioli left the team to become the general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs. Pioli had been the vice president of player personnel and worked closely with New England coach Bill Belichick.
Reese has been involved with the NFL for more than 30 years, including 17 seasons in player personnel and 15 seasons as an assistant coach. His most recent NFL job was as the executive vice president/general manager of the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans from 1994-2006.
Reese has been an ESPN NFL analyst for the past two seasons.
"We consider ourselves fortunate to have the opportunity to add someone with Floyd Reese's NFL experience and expertise to our staff," Patriots chairman and CEO Robert Kraft said in a release. "Floyd will be a tremendous asset serving Coach Belichick in an advisory role."
In his 13 seasons as the general manager, Reese's Titans teams won 111 games. Sixteen of the 22 starters on this year's final 2008 Titans roster were originally acquired while Reese was general manager, including nine of 11 starters on defense. Six of his acquisitions are heading to the Pro Bowl -- QB Kerry Collins, CB Cortland Finnegan, DT Albert Haynesworth, S Chris Hope, C Kevin Mawae and T Michael Roos.
"Floyd and I go back a long way, practically to the beginning for both of us," Belichick said in a release. "He has handled as much as one person can possibly handle in this league."
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