The Green Bay Packers received some sad news on Wednesday. One of their front-office employees has accepted a position with an NFC competitor.
The Green Bay Packers lose front-office personnel to the Seattle Seahawks.
According to the Seattle Seahawks:
The Seahawks have chosen Joey Laine as their new vice president of football administration.
Laine, who most recently worked as the Green Bay Packers’ wage cap analyst, adds nearly two decades of NFL front-office experience to Seattle. Laine succeeds Matt Thomas, who left the team after 11 seasons in Seattle.
Seattle welcomes decades of NFL front office experience. Laine succeeds Matt Thomas, who left the team after 11 seasons in Seattle.
Prior to joining the Packers, Laine was the Bears’ director of football administration for seven seasons, serving as the team’s principal contract negotiator while also handling the salary cap, strategic planning, and CBA compliance.
Laine graduated from the University of New Orleans and received his MBA from Tulane before starting his NFL career as a football operations intern in 2005. Laine spent ten seasons with the Saints, six of which he served as salary cap analyst.
Six seasons were spent as the Saints’ wage cap analyst.
According to ESPN’s Rob Demovsky
Laine and Chad Brinker both worked for Packers VP/Director of Football Operations/Salary Cap Guru Russ Ball and have since moved on to key positions with other organizations. Brinker is the Titans’ president of football operations.
The Packers will undoubtedly need to fill this job in order to aid Russ Ball with the salary cap predicament.
