T. J. McCreight
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T. J. McCreight is an American football
executive and former player and coach in the United States
. He is currently the Director, Pro Personnel for the Arizona Cardinals
of the NFL
, a position he has held since 2009. McCreight was previously the Cleveland Browns
' Director of Player Personnel and a candidate for the team's vacant general nanager position. The 2008 season was his fourth with the Browns and second as Director of Player Personnel. McCreight initially joined the Browns as Assistant Director of Player Personnel. Before coming to the Browns, McCreight worked for the Baltimore Ravens
personnel department from 1997 to 2004. In his last two years with the Ravens, he served as the team's national scout. He was featured in Next Man Up, John Feinstein
's book about the 2004 Ravens
.
McCreight is a Cleveland area native and played college football at Liberty University
under former Browns head coach, Sam Rutigliano
. Before entering the NFL, he served as an assistant coach at Delaware State University
and Oberlin College
. McCreight is married and has two children.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
executive and former player and coach in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He is currently the Director, Pro Personnel for the Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
of the NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
, a position he has held since 2009. McCreight was previously the Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
' Director of Player Personnel and a candidate for the team's vacant general nanager position. The 2008 season was his fourth with the Browns and second as Director of Player Personnel. McCreight initially joined the Browns as Assistant Director of Player Personnel. Before coming to the Browns, McCreight worked for the Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
personnel department from 1997 to 2004. In his last two years with the Ravens, he served as the team's national scout. He was featured in Next Man Up, John Feinstein
John Feinstein
John Feinstein is an American sportswriter, author and sports commentator who wrote the top two best-selling non-fiction sports books in history, A Good Walk Spoiled and A Season on the Brink.-Early life:...
's book about the 2004 Ravens
2004 Baltimore Ravens season
The 2004 Baltimore Ravens season was the team's ninth season in the NFL. They were unable to improve upon their previous output of 10–6 and a playoff appearance, instead going 9–7 and missing the playoffs.-Schedule:-References:...
.
McCreight is a Cleveland area native and played college football at Liberty University
Liberty University
Liberty University is a private Christian university located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Liberty's annual enrollment is around 72,000 students, 12,000 of whom are residential students and 60,000+ studying through Liberty University Online...
under former Browns head coach, Sam Rutigliano
Sam Rutigliano
Sam Rutigliano is a former National Football League head coach.Rutigliano, the son of Italian immigrants, played high school football at Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn. He played college football at Tennessee and Tulsa. He coached at the high school level in New York...
. Before entering the NFL, he served as an assistant coach at Delaware State University
Delaware State University
Delaware State University , is an American historically black, public university located in Dover, Delaware, and there are two satellite campuses located in Wilmington, Delaware, and Georgetown, Delaware...
and Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
. McCreight is married and has two children.