Doug Whaley

Doug Whaley
Buffalo Bills
Date of birth (1972-12-16) December 16, 1972
Career information
Position(s) General Manager
College University of Pittsburgh
High school Upper St. Clair High School (PA)

Doug Whaley (born December 16, 1972[1]) is an American football executive and former collegiate player. He is the current general manager of the Buffalo Bills. He succeeded Buddy Nix as general manager.

Early life

Whaley was born in Pittsburgh, where he played high school football and went on to play at the collegiate level.[2] He played college football at Pitt as a defensive back, collecting 4 interceptions during his tenure.[3]

Career

Pittsburgh Steelers

Whaley worked for the Steelers as a pro personnel coordinator. He worked there for 10 years before accepting the Buffalo Bills job. Whaley worked directly under Kevin Colbert the Director of Football Operations.[4] He is most known for his great scouting ability of defensive players. In his time with the Steelers, Whaley helped draft Lamarr Woodley, Troy Polamalu and Lawrence Timmons.

Buffalo Bills

Whaley was named assistant general manager and Director of Pro Personnel of the Buffalo Bills on February 10, 2010. Whaley oversaw the team's Pro Personnel department and assisted General Manager Buddy Nix in all football-related administrative duties and in the college talent evaluation process until Nix stepped down from the general manager position on May 13, 2013. Whaley became Buffalo's GM three days later.[5]

On January 10, 2016, Whaley agreed to a contract extension offered to him by the Bills.

Controversies

E-mail gaffe

Whaley gained unwanted notoriety in 2007, when an inappropriate e-mail that he had sent to Steelers assistant coach Larry Zierlein was inadvertently forwarded by Zierlein to a large number of high-level NFL employees, including commissioner Roger Goodell. Zierlein apologized for the gaffe, and it is believed that neither he nor Whaley was disciplined by the team or the league.[6]

Radio remark

In a May 2016 radio interview, Whaley said of football: "It's a violent game that I personally don't think humans are supposed to play."[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Bills: Who is Doug Whaley and is he next in line?". Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  2. ↑ Thorman, Joel (December 22, 2008). "Getting to Know a GM: Doug Whaley". Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Doug Whaley". Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Whaley brings Steelers ways to Buffalo, banks on top pick Manuel". Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bills name Doug Whaley GM". ESPN. Associated Press. May 16, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  6. ↑ Bouchette, Ed (May 23, 2007). "Blogger says Steelers' Zierlein inadvertently forwarded porn to NFL officials". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  7. ↑ Tyler Dunne (May 24, 2016). "Bills GM Doug Whaley: Humans are not supposed to play football". The Buffalo News. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Buddy Nix		 Buffalo Bills General Manager
2013–present 		Succeeded by
current
Preceded by
Charles Bailey		 Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Scouting Coordinator
1999–2009 		Succeeded by
Brandon Hunt
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