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Executive Transactions

The Atlanta Super Bowl Host Committee named Georgia Dome GM CARL ADKINS Exec Dir and former Georgia Tech Deputy AD BRETT DANIELS COO. Adkins previously was "named to the same position by the host committees" for the CFP National Championship game in January '18 and the Final Four in April '20. Adkins noted that Daniels "resigned at Tech this week to accept the new position" (MYAJC.com, 1/25).

EXECS: The Eagles have fired Dir of Pro Personnel RICK MUELLER. Sources said that while Mueller "remains under contract with the team, he no longer has an office at the NovaCare Complex and has begun searching for a new job." While it is "unclear who made the ultimate decision to let Mueller go, he technically reported" to VP/Player Personnel JOE DOUGLAS (PHILLY.com, 1/26)....Dolphins GM CHRIS GRIER's father, BOBBY, joined the team as a "consultant working in the scouting department." Bobby Grier last worked with the Texans where he served as Senior Personnel Adviser (SUN-SENTINEL.com, 1/25)....Independent Sports & Entertainment named adidas U.S. PR Dir MICHAEL EHRLICH VP/Marketing Communications (TWITTER.com, 1/25)....Action sports property Nitro Circus named Street League Skateboarding CEO GREG JACOBS to the newly created position of Global Head of Media Distribution. Jacobs will work out of the company’s SoCal HQ (Nitro Circus)....The CFL Alouettes named JOE MACK Assistant GM/Player Personnel and promoted CATHERINE RAICHE to Assistant GM/Football Operations (MONTREAL GAZETTE, 1/26). 

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