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Raiders reportedly close to hiring Packers exec Reggie McKenzie to replace Al Davis 01.06.12 at 9:02 am ET
By Max Tedford

According to an ESPN report, the Raiders are close to hiring Packers director of football operations Reggie McKenzie as general manager. The teams are said to be working on an agreement to free up McKenzie to take over the job that was vacated when Al Davis died in October.

McKenzie, who played linebacker for the Raiders from 1985-88, interviews for the job Wednesday, the report states.

Former Raiders executives Ron Wolf, John Madden and Ken Herock assisted the team in its search.

“Reggie’s a tremendous evaluator,” Wolf told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Wednesday. “He can tell you who can play and who can’t. That’s what it’s all about. Some can write reports but can’t tell you who can play. Whatever that is, he has that. He has a feel.”

Since Davis’ death, the Raiders’ personnel decisions have been made by coach Hue Jackson, who put together the midseason trade for quarterback Carson Palmer.

“Reggie’s a tremendous evaluator,” Wolf told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Wednesday. “He can tell you who can play and who can’t play. That’s what it’s all about. Some can write reports but can’t tell you who can play. Whatever that is, he has that. He has a feel.”
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