Doug Whaley

Doug Whaley
Doug Whaley
Buffalo Bills
Date of birth: 1972 (age 38–39)
Career information
Position(s): Assistant General Manager/Director of Player Personnel
College: University of Pittsburgh
High school: Upper St. Clair High School (PA)
Organizations
Career highlights and awards

Doug Whaley is the Assistant General Manager and the Director of Player Personnel for the Buffalo Bills.

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Biography

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. He is most known for his great scouting ability of Defensive players. In his time with the Steelers Whaley and the Steelers drafted Lamarr Woodley, Troy Polamalu, and Lawrence Timmons.

Football career

Whaley played college football at Pittsburgh as a Safety and Linebacker.

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. The e-mail reportedly contained a pornographic video. Zierlein apologized for the gaffe, and it is believed that neither he nor Whaley were disciplined by the team or the league.[1]

Buffalo Bills

After only one year with the Buffalo Bills, Whaley was promoted. Taking the duties of the recently fired Tom Modrak.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
unknown
Buffalo Bills Assistant General Manager
2010–present
Succeeded by
current
Preceded by
Charles Bailey
Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Scouting Coordinator
1999–2009
Succeeded by
Brandon Hunt