Full Breakdown
Philadelphia Eagles Promote Adam Berry to Assistant General Manager
5/7/2026, 5:31:00 AM
Promotion Details and Immediate Context
On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Eagles announced Adam Berry’s elevation to assistant general manager, succeeding Alec Halaby, who left after five years in the role and 17 years with the team. The move follows Berry’s promotion to vice president of football operations and strategy in the 2024 offseason and continues the Eagles’ practice of promoting internally.
Adam Berry’s Professional Background
Berry joined the Eagles in 2023 after a 14-year career at Goldman Sachs (2009-2023), where he rose to managing director and head of U.S. loan trading. A Bel Air, Maryland native, he played wide receiver at Princeton, captained the team as a senior, and graduated cum laude with a degree in economics and minors in political economy and African American studies. His Wall Street experience marks a non-traditional path to an NFL front-office role.
Front Office Personnel Moves
Halaby’s exit coincides with senior vice president Bryce Johnston’s move to the Atlanta Falcons. The Eagles also extended contracts for assistant GM Jon Ferrari and chief security officer/senior adviser Dom DiSandro. Former New York Jets GM Mike Maccagnan joined the scouting department as a personnel executive.
Assistant GM Duties
The Eagles’ official biography lists Berry’s duties as pro and college player evaluation, salary-cap and resource-allocation strategy, contract negotiation and structuring, analytics integration into roster management, and player-development oversight. These responsibilities mirror those of his predecessor Halaby and support the department’s strategic goals.
NFL Compensation Context
The move occurs under the NFL’s Resolution JC-2A, which grants teams a pair of third-round compensatory picks when a minority coach or executive is hired elsewhere as a head coach or general manager. The Berry brothers are African American; the Eagles received no picks when Andrew Berry left for the Cleveland Browns in 2020 because the program began later. If Adam Berry later becomes a GM for another team, the Eagles would earn the two third-round picks.
Eagles Official Comments
Team officials, led by general manager Howie Roseman, confirmed the promotion and highlighted Berry’s contributions to cap strategy and personnel decisions, emphasizing continuity within the front office.
Conflicting Reports & Gaps
All five sources present consistent details on Berry’s background and the staff changes; no contradictory information or criticism was reported. The sources differ in reliability scores, and no direct quotations from Eagles officials appear.
Outlook
With Berry as assistant GM, the Eagles enter the upcoming season with a stable executive core. The team will integrate his analytical approach into roster decisions and monitor any moves that could trigger JC-2A compensation. The front office will continue to apply Berry’s Wall Street experience to salary-cap strategy.
