Three longtime and influential members of the Baltimore Ravens’ soccer operations/participant personnel division – senior advisor to the overall supervisor Pat Moriarty, senior participant personnel government Vincent Newsome and senior video operations advisor Jon Dubé – have transitioned out of their latest roles, government vice chairman & common supervisor Eric DeCosta introduced Monday.
After serving a mixed 102 seasons working for each the Ravens and Browns franchises, Moriarty (30 seasons) has turn out to be a advisor for the group, whereas Newsome (31 seasons) and Dubé (41 seasons) formally retired from the NFL, efficient June 1. Each has left an enduring affect that helped set the course for organizational success and development in modern-day NFL operations.
Moriarty has been a key contributor to the Ravens/Browns franchise since 1994. A longtime member of Baltimore’s participant personnel employees, he is likely one of the NFL’s authentic “capologists.” Throughout his tenure, Moriarty oversaw administration and strategic planning of the wage cap, negotiating tons of of participant contracts, whereas additionally engaged on the group’s cap administration, roster administration and day-to-day departmental capabilities.
Throughout his 30 years, Moriarty negotiated participant contracts totaling over $1 billion. He labored on offers for numerous free agent signings and over 150 draft decisions, plus was relied upon for his proficiency at analyzing draft-day trades.
Providing sound counsel and experience to help each DeCosta and longtime Ravens common supervisor Ozzie Newsome, Moriarty additionally coordinated budgets for the scouting, teaching, gear, soccer video, coaching and power & conditioning departments.
Prior to being named senior advisor to the overall supervisor in 2022, Moriarty was Baltimore’s senior vice chairman of soccer operations for 9 seasons (2013-21). He was one among a number of workers invited to maneuver with the franchise from Cleveland in 1996, when he first served because the Ravens’ chief monetary officer. As a member of the Browns’ entrance workplace, he spent two seasons (1994-95) because the director of enterprise operations.
Stated DeCosta: “Pat is shifting into an advisory function as a advisor. He’s an authentic Raven – a behind-the-scenes, salary-cap and administration dynamo whose contributions stretch 30 years. He’s negotiated a number of the greatest contracts in NFL historical past, and he is broadly revered throughout each the league and agent neighborhood. He’s additionally my greatest good friend and right-hand man. We are all excited for Pat and [his wife] Lynn as they write their subsequent chapter.”
Accruing 31 seasons (28 with Baltimore and three with Cleveland) as a scout, Newsome spent 41 years total within the NFL, together with 10 as a security for the Browns and Rams. Most just lately because the senior participant personnel government, Newsome was concerned in all the Ravens’ soccer operations and personnel issues, working intently with DeCosta, Joe Hortiz (former director of participant personnel) and George Kokinis (vice chairman of participant personnel).
Newsome’s major duties entailed analyzing NFL rosters, reviewing the waiver wire every day and evaluating every year’s free company market. He was additionally tasked with evaluating Ravens gamers, offering advance scouting experiences of opponents, helping with free agent exercises and speaking with participant brokers. After being named the director of professional personnel in 2009, he was instrumental in serving to scout/purchase standout free brokers C Matt Birk, WR Anquan Boldin, OLB Elvis Dumervil, WR Steve Smith Sr. and S Eric Weddle.
Newsome initially joined the franchise’s personnel division in 1993 (whereas in Cleveland). Upon shifting with the group to Baltimore in 1996, his major focus for a number of years was collegiate scouting within the West. During that point, he supplied necessary evaluation and experiences on future Ravens draft decisions T Jonathan Ogden (Hall of Famer) and CB Chris McAlister, TE Todd Heap and OLB Terrell Suggs (multi-time Pro Bowlers).
Stated DeCosta: “Vincent has been a key determine in our scouting course of for 30 years. Loyal, selfless and hard-working, he is succeeded in quite a few roles all through his profession. I love his integrity and his dedication to the Baltimore Ravens and earlier than that, to the Browns. He is likely one of the highest examples of an NFL participant who has additionally thrived as an NFL government. We want Vincent and [his wife] Tasha the perfect as he retires from the Ravens.”
Dubé led the Ravens’ soccer video operations from the onset of their 1996 inception, becoming a member of the group in its transfer to Baltimore after spending 13 years (1983-95) with the Browns. Totaling 41 years of expertise in professional soccer operations, he retires because the Ravens’ most seasoned NFL staffer.
Throughout his longstanding and transformative profession, Dubé was liable for implementing the NFL’s cutting-edge gameday expertise, in accordance with video guidelines and rules. He additionally headed a group liable for offering Baltimore’s teaching and scouting staffs with recreation and apply footage, in addition to opponent and faculty footage from the NFL’s Club Game Exchange Network. In 2004, he was on the forefront of transitioning the group to digital video, which supplied coaches simpler entry to video information. Through this laptop software program, coaches have since been capable of create their very own cut-ups of practices and video games, making the method extra streamlined.
Dubé served as a member of the NFL Video Directors Committee for 13 years (2011-23) and was named the 2017 Collegiate Sports Video Association’s NFL Hall of Fame Award winner. Chosen out of a bunch of previous and current NFL video administrators for his innovation, want and dedication to boost the occupation and pave the best way for the trade’s future, Dubé turned the primary energetic video director to obtain the celebrated award.
Stated DeCosta: “After 41 years working in each Cleveland and as our video director in Baltimore, Jon Dubé is retiring. ‘Dube’ is likely one of the most loyal, devoted and efficient leaders the Ravens have identified. I’ve loved his friendship and appreciated his means to craft one of many NFL’s highest video departments yearly. Congratulations to Jon and [his wife] Diane. We are very excited for his or her new adventures forward.”
