on january 31, 1987, he was hired by the green bay packers as the franchise's first director of football operations. the position was created following several disappointing drafts under head coaches bart starr and forrest gregg. he was later promoted to vice president of football operations, keeping the position until being fired on november 21, 1991, with the team having a 2-9 record. he was replaced with ron wolf. in 1992, he was hired as the miami dolphins director of college scouting until retiring in june 2003.