National Football League

Area scout leaves Green Bay Packers, joins New York Jets

Published May. 22, 2015 10:12 a.m. ET

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The Green Bay Packers are now a man down in terms of talent evaluation. Longtime area scout Lee Gissendaner has been hired away by the New York Jets, as reported by ESPN's Rob Demovsky.

#Packers area scout Lee Gissendaner has left for the Jets, where he'll be a national scout. Had been w/GB since '98. No other scouts leaving
— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) May 21, 2015

Gissendaner had been with the Packers since 1998 (area scout since 2001), but the Jets offered him an enticing promotion. In New York, he'll be a national scout.

Demovsky confirmed that Gissendaner was the only member Green Bay's personnel department to depart this spring, but he had no information about a possible replacement.

(h/t ESPN)

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