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Chris Grier
Miami Dolphins
Position:	General manager
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Born:	March 24, 1970 (age 54); Holliston, Massachusetts, U.S.
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College:	University of Massachusetts Amherst
Career history
As an executive:
	New England Patriots (1994); Intern; New England Patriots (1995–1999); Scout; Miami Dolphins (2000–2002); Scout; Miami Dolphins (2003–2007); Assistant director of college scouting; Miami Dolphins (2007–2015); Director of college scouting; Miami Dolphins (2016–present); General manager;
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Christopher Grier (born March 24, 1970) is an American football executive who is the general manager of the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL), a position he has held since 2016.^[1]^[2] Having been with the organization since 2000, Grier held various scouting roles with increasing responsibility with the Dolphins. He also has past experience in the personnel department of the New England Patriots, having served there from 1994–1999.^[3]

Early years

Grier's father Bobby was the associate director of pro personnel for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL) from 2000–2016.^[2] Prior to that, Bobby Grier spent several years with the New England Patriots, where he served in various roles, including as the running back coach, director of pro scouting, and vice-president of player personnel.^[4]^[1] Grier worked under his father with the Patriots until 1999, when the organization fired head coach Pete Carroll. His brother Mike is the current general manager of the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League, and a former professional ice hockey player who played for the Edmonton Oilers, Washington Capitals, San Jose Sharks, and Buffalo Sabres.^[1]^[3]

Grier attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he majored in journalism; while in college, he played football for two years and then spent his final two years as an undergraduate assistant.^[1]

Executive career

New England Patriots

Grier served as an intern for the New England Patriots in 1994 before being promoted to a regional scout in 1995. Grier's Patriots made the Super Bowl once in his tenure; in Super Bowl XXXI where the team lost to the Green Bay Packers 21–35. Grier has worked alongside head coaches Bill Parcells and Pete Carroll during his tenure in New England.

Miami Dolphins

From 2000 to 2002, Grier served as an area scout for the Miami Dolphins. In 2003, Grier was promoted to national scout and assistant director of college scouting. He held this position until 2007 when he was promoted to director of college scouting. In his first 15 years with the Dolphins (before becoming their general manager in 2016), Grier worked alongside head coaches Dave Wannstedt, Nick Saban, Cam Cameron, Tony Sparano, and Joe Philbin.

On January 4, 2016, Grier was promoted to general manager of the Dolphins. Five days later, Chicago Bears' offensive coordinator Adam Gase was hired as the new head coach for Miami.

In his first move as general manager, Grier traded the Dolphins' 2016 first round draft pick (eighth overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles for linebacker Kiko Alonso, cornerback Byron Maxwell and the Eagles' first round draft pick (13th overall). The Eagles traded the eighth overall pick in the 2016 draft, along with four other draft picks across the 2016, 2017 and 2018 drafts, to the Cleveland Browns for the second overall pick in the 2016 draft. The Eagles selected quarterback Carson Wentz, and a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2017 draft.^[5]

During Grier’s tenure, the Dolphins have had four winning seasons and have made the playoffs twice: in 2016 (Grier's first year as general manager), where they lost 30–12 in the Wild Card Playoff against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and in 2022, where they again lost the Wild Card Playoff, this time against division rival Buffalo Bills. Grier has overseen 3 head coaching changes (Adam Gase, Brian Flores, and Mike McDaniel).

On December 31, 2018, Grier dismissed third-year head coach Gase and demoted fourth-year vice president of football operations Mike Tannenbaum as part of many organizational changes the team made following the 2018 season. On February 4, 2019, a day after Super Bowl LIII, Grier hired long-time New England Patriots' assistant Brian Flores as the team's new head coach.

On April 23, 2020, Grier selected Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa with the fifth overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft, making Tagovailoa the highest-drafted quarterback the team has selected since Bob Griese in 1967.

On April 29, 2021, Grier drafted Tagovailoa's former teammate from Alabama, wide receiver Jaylen Waddle with the sixth overall pick and Miami linebacker Jaelan Phillips with the eighteenth overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft. Grier's selections would turn out to be a success, as Waddle would break Anquan Boldin's record of receptions caught by a rookie, and Phillips would become the first rookie since Julius Peppers (2002) to record at least 6 sacks in a three-game span.

On January 10, 2022, Dolphins' owner Stephen M. Ross fired third-year head coach Flores due to the latter having a bitter relationship with both the front office and the roster. Ross decided to retain Grier for the 2022 season, effectively becoming the franchise's longest-serving general manager since Eddie Jones (1990–2004) and the fourth-longest-serving general manager in franchise history (behind Jones, Mike Robbie (1978–1989), and Don Shula (1970–1977)).

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Name Chris Grier General Manager". Miami Dolphins. January 4, 2016. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Walker, James (January 4, 2016). "Five things to know about new Dolphins GM Chris Grier". ESPN. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Reynolds, Tim (January 4, 2016). "Bobby Grier's son named Dolphins GM". Boston Globe. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
^ "Bobby Grier named Houston NFL 2002 Associate Director of Pro Scouting". New England Patriots. May 16, 2000. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
^ "Browns trading No. 2 pick to Eagles for five picks". April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2023.

External links

Miami Dolphins bio

[Miami_Dolphins_Press_Release-1] "PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Name Chris Grier General Manager". Miami Dolphins. January 4, 2016. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

[Walker,_James-2] Walker, James (January 4, 2016). "Five things to know about new Dolphins GM Chris Grier". ESPN. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

[Reynolds,_Tim-3] Reynolds, Tim (January 4, 2016). "Bobby Grier's son named Dolphins GM". Boston Globe. Retrieved February 2, 2017.

[Patriots_announce_Bobby_Grier_in_Houston-4] "Bobby Grier named Houston NFL 2002 Associate Director of Pro Scouting". New England Patriots. May 16, 2000. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.

[5] "Browns trading No. 2 pick to Eagles for five picks". April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2023.

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-'''Christopher Grier''' (born March 24, 1970) is an [[American football]] executive who is the [[General manager (American football)|general manager]] of the [[Miami Dolphins]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL), a position he has held since 2016.<ref name="Miami Dolphins Press Release">{{cite web|title=PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Name Chris Grier General Manager|url=http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/press-releases/article-1/PRESS-RELEASE-Dolphins-Name-Chris-Grier-General-Manager/ca9e78fe-88c8-4a77-b8be-c508af8ff9b5|publisher=Miami Dolphins|author=|date=January 4, 2016|accessdate=January 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314091220/http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/press-releases/article-1/PRESS-RELEASE-Dolphins-Name-Chris-Grier-General-Manager/ca9e78fe-88c8-4a77-b8be-c508af8ff9b5|archive-date=March 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Walker, James">{{cite web|title=Five things to know about new Dolphins GM Chris Grier|url=http://www.espn.com/blog/miami-dolphins/post/_/id/19229/five-things-to-know-about-new-dolphins-gm-chris-grier|publisher=ESPN|author=Walker, James|date=January 4, 2016|accessdate=January 30, 2017}}</ref> Having been with the organization since 2000, Grier held various scouting roles with increasing responsibility with the Dolphins. He also has past experience in the personnel department of the [[New England Patriots]], having served there from 1994-1999.<ref name="Reynolds, Tim">{{cite web|title=Bobby Grier’s son named Dolphins GM |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2016/01/04/dolphins-name-chris-grier-general-manager/i6fgnWb1kyFhTf6Dco4tRP/story.html|publisher=Boston Globe|author=Reynolds, Tim|date=January 4, 2016|accessdate=February 2, 2017}}</ref>
+'''Christopher Grier''' (born March 24, 1970) is an [[American football]] executive who is the [[General manager (American football)|general manager]] of the [[Miami Dolphins]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL), a position he has held since 2016.<ref name="Miami Dolphins Press Release">{{cite web|title=PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Name Chris Grier General Manager|url=http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/press-releases/article-1/PRESS-RELEASE-Dolphins-Name-Chris-Grier-General-Manager/ca9e78fe-88c8-4a77-b8be-c508af8ff9b5|publisher=Miami Dolphins|author=|date=January 4, 2016|accessdate=January 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314091220/http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/press-releases/article-1/PRESS-RELEASE-Dolphins-Name-Chris-Grier-General-Manager/ca9e78fe-88c8-4a77-b8be-c508af8ff9b5|archive-date=March 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Walker, James">{{cite web|title=Five things to know about new Dolphins GM Chris Grier|url=http://www.espn.com/blog/miami-dolphins/post/_/id/19229/five-things-to-know-about-new-dolphins-gm-chris-grier|publisher=ESPN|author=Walker, James|date=January 4, 2016|accessdate=January 30, 2017}}</ref> Having been with the organization since 2000, Grier held various scouting roles with increasing responsibility with the Dolphins. He also has past experience in the personnel department of the [[New England Patriots]], having served there from 1994–1999.<ref name="Reynolds, Tim">{{cite web|title=Bobby Grier’s son named Dolphins GM |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2016/01/04/dolphins-name-chris-grier-general-manager/i6fgnWb1kyFhTf6Dco4tRP/story.html|publisher=Boston Globe|author=Reynolds, Tim|date=January 4, 2016|accessdate=February 2, 2017}}</ref>
 ==Early years==
-Grier's father Bobby is the Associate Director of Pro Personnel for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL).<ref name="Walker, James" /> Prior to that, Bobby Grier spent several years with the New England Patriots, where he served in various roles, including as the running back coach, director of pro scouting, and vice-president of player personnel.<ref name="Patriots announce Bobby Grier in Houston">{{cite web|title=Bobby Grier named Houston NFL 2002 Associate Director of Pro Scouting|url=http://www.patriots.com/news/2000/05/16/bobby-grier-named-houston-nfl-2002-associate-director-pro-scouting|publisher=New England Patriots|author=|date=May 16, 2000|accessdate=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203082424/http://www.patriots.com/news/2000/05/16/bobby-grier-named-houston-nfl-2002-associate-director-pro-scouting|archive-date=February 3, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Miami Dolphins Press Release"/> Grier worked under his father with the Patriots until 1999, when the organization fired head coach [[Pete Carroll]]. His brother [[Mike Grier|Mike]] is a former professional [[ice hockey]] player who played for the [[Edmonton Oilers]], [[Washington Capitals]], [[San Jose Sharks]], and [[Buffalo Sabres]] of the [[National Hockey League]] and currently works for the [[New York Rangers]].<ref name="Miami Dolphins Press Release"/><ref name="Reynolds, Tim" />
+Grier's father [[Bobby Grier (American football executive)|Bobby]] was the associate director of pro personnel for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL) from 2000–2016.<ref name="Walker, James" /> Prior to that, Bobby Grier spent several years with the New England Patriots, where he served in various roles, including as the running back coach, director of pro scouting, and vice-president of player personnel.<ref name="Patriots announce Bobby Grier in Houston">{{cite web|title=Bobby Grier named Houston NFL 2002 Associate Director of Pro Scouting|url=http://www.patriots.com/news/2000/05/16/bobby-grier-named-houston-nfl-2002-associate-director-pro-scouting|publisher=New England Patriots|author=|date=May 16, 2000|accessdate=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203082424/http://www.patriots.com/news/2000/05/16/bobby-grier-named-houston-nfl-2002-associate-director-pro-scouting|archive-date=February 3, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Miami Dolphins Press Release"/> Grier worked under his father with the Patriots until 1999, when the organization fired head coach [[Pete Carroll]]. His brother [[Mike Grier|Mike]] is the current general manager of the [[San Jose Sharks]] in the [[National Hockey League]], and a former professional [[ice hockey]] player who played for the [[Edmonton Oilers]], [[Washington Capitals]], San Jose Sharks, and [[Buffalo Sabres]].<ref name="Miami Dolphins Press Release"/><ref name="Reynolds, Tim" />
 Grier attended the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]], where he majored in [[journalism]]; while in college, he played football for two years and then spent his final two years as an undergraduate assistant.<ref name="Miami Dolphins Press Release"/>
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 ==Executive career==
 ===New England Patriots===
-Grier served as an intern for the [[New England Patriots]] in 1994 before being promoted to a regional scout in 1995. Grier's Patriots made the Super Bowl once in his tenure; in [[Super Bowl XXXI]] where the team lost to the [[Green Bay Packers]] 21-35. Grier has worked alongside head coaches [[Bill Parcells]] and [[Pete Carroll]] during his tenure in New England.
+Grier served as an intern for the [[New England Patriots]] in 1994 before being promoted to a regional scout in 1995. Grier's Patriots made the Super Bowl once in his tenure; in [[Super Bowl XXXI]] where the team lost to the [[Green Bay Packers]] 21–35. Grier has worked alongside head coaches [[Bill Parcells]] and [[Pete Carroll]] during his tenure in New England.
 ===Miami Dolphins===
-From 2000 to 2002, Grier served as an area scout for the [[Miami Dolphins]]. In 2003, Grier was promoted to national scout and assistant director of college scouting. He held this position until 2007 when he was promoted to director of college scouting. In his first 16 years with the Dolphins (before becoming their general manager in 2016), Grier has worked alongside head coaches [[Dave Wannstedt]], [[Nick Saban]], [[Cam Cameron]], [[Tony Sparano]], and [[Joe Philbin]].
+From 2000 to 2002, Grier served as an area scout for the [[Miami Dolphins]]. In 2003, Grier was promoted to national scout and assistant director of college scouting. He held this position until 2007 when he was promoted to director of college scouting. In his first 15 years with the Dolphins (before becoming their general manager in 2016), Grier worked alongside head coaches [[Dave Wannstedt]], [[Nick Saban]], [[Cam Cameron]], [[Tony Sparano]], and [[Joe Philbin]].
-On January 4, 2016, Grier was promoted to general manager of the [[Miami Dolphins]]. 5 days later, Grier hired [[Chicago Bears]] offensive coordinator [[Adam Gase]] as the new head coach of the Dolphins. In his first move as general manager, Grier traded the Dolphins' 2016 first round draft pick (8th overall), to the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] for linebacker [[Kiko Alonso]], cornerback [[Byron Maxwell]] and the Eagles' first round draft pick (13th overall). The Eagles used the 8th overall pick in the 2016 draft to traded up with the [[Cleveland Browns]] for quarterback [[Carson Wentz]].
+On January 4, 2016, Grier was promoted to general manager of the Dolphins. Five days later, [[Chicago Bears]]' offensive coordinator [[Adam Gase]] was hired as the new head coach for Miami.
+In his first move as general manager, Grier traded the Dolphins' 2016 first round draft pick (eighth overall) to the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] for linebacker [[Kiko Alonso]], cornerback [[Byron Maxwell]] and the Eagles' first round draft pick (13th overall). The Eagles traded the eighth overall pick in the 2016 draft, along with four other draft picks across the 2016, 2017 and 2018 drafts, to the [[Cleveland Browns]] for the second overall pick in the 2016 draft. The Eagles selected quarterback [[Carson Wentz]], and a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2017 draft.<ref>{{cite news |title=Browns trading No. 2 pick to Eagles for five picks |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/eagles-acquire-no-2-overall-draft-pick-from-browns-0ap3000000654501 |access-date=27 April 2023 |date=20 April 2016}}</ref>
-On December 31, 2018, Grier dismissed 3rd-year head coach [[Adam Gase]] and demoted 4th-year vice president of football operations [[Mike Tannenbaum]] as part of many organizational changes the team made following the 2018 season. On February 4, 2019, a day after [[Super Bowl LIII]], Grier hired long-time [[New England Patriots]] assistant [[Brian Flores]] as the team's new head coach.
+During Grier’s tenure, the Dolphins have had four winning seasons and have made the playoffs twice: in 2016 (Grier's first year as general manager), where they lost 30–12 in the Wild Card Playoff against the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], and in 2022, where they again lost the Wild Card Playoff, this time against division rival [[2022 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]]. Grier has overseen 3 head coaching changes (Adam Gase, [[Brian Flores]], and [[Mike McDaniel]]).
-On April 23, 2020, Grier drafted [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] quarterback [[Tua Tagovailoa]] with the 5th pick in the [[2020 NFL Draft|2020 draft]], making Tagovailoa the highest drafted quarterback the team has selected since [[Bob Griese]] in 1967. A year later, on April 29, 2021, Grier drafted Tagovailoa's former teammate from Alabama, wide receiver [[Jaylen Waddle]] with the 6th pick and [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami]] linebacker [[Jaelan Phillips]] with the 18th pick in the [[2021 NFL Draft|2021 draft]].
+On December 31, 2018, Grier dismissed third-year head coach Gase and demoted fourth-year vice president of football operations [[Mike Tannenbaum]] as part of many organizational changes the team made following the 2018 season. On February 4, 2019, a day after [[Super Bowl LIII]], Grier hired long-time [[New England Patriots]]' assistant Brian Flores as the team's new head coach.
+On April 23, 2020, Grier selected [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama Crimson Tide]] quarterback [[Tua Tagovailoa]] with the fifth overall pick in the [[2020 NFL draft]], making Tagovailoa the highest-drafted quarterback the team has selected since [[Bob Griese]] in 1967.
+On April 29, 2021, Grier drafted Tagovailoa's former teammate from Alabama, wide receiver [[Jaylen Waddle]] with the sixth overall pick and [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami]] linebacker [[Jaelan Phillips]] with the eighteenth overall pick in the [[2021 NFL draft]]. Grier's selections would turn out to be a success, as Waddle would break [[Anquan Boldin]]'s record of receptions caught by a rookie, and Phillips would become the first rookie since [[Julius Peppers]] (2002) to record at least 6 sacks in a three-game span.
+On January 10, 2022, Dolphins' owner [[Stephen M. Ross]] fired third-year head coach Flores due to the latter having a bitter relationship with both the front office and the roster. Ross decided to retain Grier for the 2022 season, effectively becoming the franchise's longest-serving general manager since [[Eddie Jones (American football executive)|Eddie Jones]] (1990–2004) and the fourth-longest-serving general manager in franchise history (behind Jones, [[Mike Robbie]] (1978–1989), and [[Don Shula]] (1970–1977)).
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+* [https://www.miamidolphins.com/team/front-office-roster/chris-grier Miami Dolphins bio]
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