Tom Modrak
Encyclopedia
Tom Modrak is an American football
executive who was the general manager
for the Philadelphia Eagles
and was most recently the Vice President of College Scouting for the Buffalo Bills
before being relieved of duties on May 4, 2011. Before Philadelphia, he was in charge of scouting
for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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 who was the general manager
General Manager (American football)
In the National Football League, the general manager or GM of a team typically controls player transactions and bears the primary responsibility on behalf of the team during contract discussions with players....
for the Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
and was most recently the Vice President of College Scouting for the Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
before being relieved of duties on May 4, 2011. Before Philadelphia, he was in charge of scouting
Scout (sport)
In professional sports, scouts are trained talent evaluators who travel extensively for the purposes of watching athletes play their chosen sports and determining whether their set of skills and talents represent what is needed by the scout's organization...
for the Pittsburgh Steelers.