Matt Groh Explained

Matt Groh
Current Team:	New England Patriots
Position:	Director of player personnel
Birth Place:	Garden City, New York
College:	Princeton
Pastexecutive:	New England Patriots (–) Scouting assistant New England Patriots (–) Area scout New England Patriots (–) National scout New England Patriots Director of college scouting New England Patriots (–present) Director of player personnel
Highlights:	3× Super Bowl champion (XLIX, LI, LIII)

Matthew Brodie Groh (born 1981) is an American football executive who is the director of player personnel for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). Groh began his NFL career as a scouting assistant with the Patriots before working as a scout and executive since 2011.

Early years

Groh played college football at Princeton University as a quarterback. He graduated from Princeton in 2003 and would later earn a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia in 2008.

Executive career

New England Patriots

In 2011, Groh began his NFL career with the New England Patriots as a scouting assistant. In 2013, he was promoted to area scout. In 2019, Groh was promoted to national and to director of college scouting in 2021.^[1] On February 15, 2022, Groh was promoted to director of player personnel, replacing Dave Ziegler following his departure to become the general manager of the Las Vegas Raiders.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Personal life

Groh and his wife, Courtney, have a daughter, Emma, and a son, Ryan.

Groh is the son of former American football coach Al Groh. His brother Mike, is the wide receivers coach for the New York Giants.^[5]

External links

• New England Patriots profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bernd. Buchmasser. Report: Promoting Matt Groh to college scouting director among several Patriots personnel moves. PatsPulpit.com. May 5, 2021. February 16, 2022.
2. Web site: Raiders hire Dave Ziegler as General Manager. Las Vegas Raiders. January 30, 2022. January 30, 2022. en-US.
3. Web site: Matt Groh Named Director of Player Personnel. New England Patriots. February 15, 2022. February 16, 2022. en-US.
4. Web site: Jeremy. Bergman. Patriots name Matt Groh to replace Dave Ziegler as director of player personnel. NFL.com. February 15, 2022. February 16, 2022. en-US.
5. Web site: Nora. Princiotti. Matt (Patriots) and Mike (Eagles) Groh on opposite sides of the ball. The Boston Globe. November 17, 2019. January 30, 2022.