The New England Patriots named Eliot Wolf executive vice president of player personnel Saturday.
Wolf will act as New England’s de facto general manager, overseeing the personnel department and controlling the 53-man roster.
The 42-year-old led the team’s personnel department this offseason following Bill Belichick’s departure, but New England wanted to assess his fit with the team while looking at outside candidates.
“As I have stated multiple times during the offseason, the plan was to observe the working relationship and involvement between Eliot and (head coach) Jerod (Mayo) and see how they managed our offseason personnel decisions,” said Patriots owner Robert Kraft.