The list also includes: Tariq Ahmad, 49ers vice president of player personnel; RJ Gillen, 49ers assistant general manager; Alec Halaby, Eagles assistant general manager; John McKay, Rams assistant general manager; Josh Williams, director of football scouting and operations for the 49ers and Champ Kelly, interim general manager of the Dolphins.
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Here are 5 things you should know about Jon-Eric Sullivan:
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He has worked on the college scouting and pro personnel aspects of player acquisition.
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Son of Jerry Sullivan, long-time college and NFL coach who retired in 2021 after more than 40 years of coaching. Jerry, a Miami native, was the Dolphins’ wide receivers coach in 2004.
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He played and coached wide receiver in college at South Carolina and Gardner-Webb. In high school in Louisiana, he caught passes from future NFL star Warrick Dunn.
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Previously interviewed for a general manager position with the Jets, Raiders, Titans and Jaguars.
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He began his scouting career as an intern with the Packers, where he worked with former Dolphins executive Reggie McKenzie. He was hired by executive John Dorsey. A colleague of Sullivan’s has called him concise and decisive. He has been described as the “right-hand man” of Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst.
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