NFL Scout

There is always somebody who works behind the scene of an organization but does not receive the recognition that they rightfully deserves. Even though without them, the play would not have been possible. This can sum up the life as being a NFL Scout/Football Scout. NFL Scouts will not get much of the attention, but without the NFL Scouts it would not have been possible for something to happen. This paper will explain and breakdown the roles of a NFL scout and why they are an important part of the NFL and its’ 32 franchises. Before digging into the roles of the NFL Scout and the importance of having them, it is best to know how people can become a NFL Scout and how to get into the League. There is no ideal path of getting into the becoming

The competition in this job market is very high due to only a few spots that are available each year. Once someone has gotten in the door, their life as a NFL scout will begin. According to Kristian Dyers’ article “Following the life of a scout as NFL Draft approaches” Dyer cover the days and the life of a Scout and what is required of them in their jobs. As he stated in his article, that “team officials and the coaching staff will have meeting at 7 a.m. in the morning to discuss a player evaluations and where they come up together with a ranking or grade on a particular player. The process isn’t just about scouting a certain player, but looking through reports that the scouts in your organization have made on every draft eligible prospects that have been assigned to them during the summer months.”(Dyer) Dyer also talks about in his article “Following the life of a Scout as the NFL Draft Approaches”, that “even after team officials and the coaching staff have a ranking or a grade on a certain player, they will still have to go look at the films and games to assure that the reports aren’t wrong or misleading.” (Dyer) This process is repeated for all of the draft prospects who the team believes are players that they can draft to become part of the

Dan Kellys’ article on SBNation.com “Not Just Throwing Darts”, talks about how organizations’ scout differently from each other. In his article, he interviews two former scouts who explained the process they were taught to scout and how it was structured. The first scout, Daniel Jeremiah who worked for the Baltimore Ravens & Cleveland Browns; explained that during his time in Baltimore “each scout is assigned an area of the country to cover.” (qtd. In Kelly) This mean that the scout would have to cover an area and scout all the draft eligible prospects who were within his area and write reports on those prospects. For example if a scout was assigned to cover the West region he would be assigned states such as California, Hawaii, Washington, Arizona, Oregon & Nevada. Within those regions he would have to write reports about the draft eligible prospects in those areas assigned to him. When the scouts are called back to team headquarters, they will report to the Player of Personnel or the Director of College Scouting to turn in their written reports. After that, the Player of Personnel or the Director of College Scouting would turn it in to the General Manger of the team. The General Manger is hired by the Franchise owner. The role of the General Manger (GM) is one who oversees all operations and makes the decision of who to release from the team and who is drafted onto the team.