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DAVE CALDWELL PERSONNEL EXECUTIVE

NFL Experience: 26th Year (1st with Eagles) College: John Carroll Hometown: Buffalo, NY

Super Bowl Champion: 2007 (XLI)

Dave Caldwell joined the as a personnel exec- CAREER TIMELINE utive during the 2021 offseason following an eight-year stint (2013-20) as the general manager of the . Years Team Position In his role, Caldwell, who enters his 26th NFL season, contributes 2021- Philadelphia Eagles Personnel Executive to the evaluation of the Eagles’ roster and also provides assistance to 2013-20 Jacksonville Jaguars General Manager the organization’s college and pro scouting efforts. 2012 Atlanta Falcons Director of Player Personnel During his time with the Jaguars, Caldwell selected more players in the NFL Draft that earned honors than any other general 2008-11 Atlanta Falcons Director of College Scouting manager in franchise history. He also played a crucial role in building a 1998-2007 Indianapolis Colts Area Scout roster that finished 10-6, won the AFC South title, and advanced to the 1996-97 Carolina Panthers Scouting Assistant AFC Championship Game in 2017. That year, Jacksonville featured six Pro Bowl players – CB A.J. Bouye, DL Calais Campbell, DT Malik Jack- son, DE , CB and LB – and led the NFL in multiple defensive categories as well as rushing. Prior to the Jaguars, Caldwell was a part of teams that made the playoffs in 13 of his first 17 NFL seasons – Atlanta Falcons (2008-12), Indianapolis Colts (1998-2007) and Carolina Panthers (1996-97). In Caldwell’s five years with the Falcons, Atlanta appeared in four postseasons and was the only NFC team to record five straight winning campaigns. During the 2012 season, Caldwell served as the director of player personnel and oversaw college and pro scouting under Fal- cons general manager Thomas Dimitroff. He spent his first four years as the Falcons’ director of college scouting (2008-11), managing the club’s college area and regional scouts. Caldwell spent 10 years as an area scout with the Colts working under general manager Bill Polian. He also helped build the roster that claimed Super Bowl XLI in 2007. Caldwell was the Western regional scout for his final two seasons after scouting the Midwest and West Coast areas during his first eight years in Indianapolis. In 1996, Caldwell entered the NFL as a scouting assistant with the Panthers, where he spent two seasons. He was the liaison between the college scouting director and multiple area scouts while also focusing on draft preparations for the team. Caldwell graduated with a bachelor’s degree in finance/business administration from John Carroll University, where he was a two-year letterman at outside linebacker (1992-96). A native of Buffalo, NY, he and his wife, Joelle, have one son, David Michael II.

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