Mount Laurel, NJ, Sept. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nine-year NFL veteran security and well-respected school athletic administrator Brad Edwards at the moment was named the brand new Chief Executive Officer of NFL Alumni. He succeeds Beasley Reece, who introduced his retirement earlier this 12 months.
NFL Alumni (NFLA) was based in 1967 and is probably the most well-known and well-respected retired gamers group in skilled sports activities.
Edwards presently is the Director of Athletics and Assistant Vice President at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. He beforehand served as Athletic Director at Jacksonville University (FL), Senior Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics and Institutional Advancement at Newberry College (SC), in addition to Senior Associate AD/CFO on the University of South Carolina. During his tenure at George Mason, he led a division that secured greater than $42 million in income contracts and commitments.
“It is an honor to be joining NFL Alumni and to serve those retired players and spouses, cheerleaders, and coaches who helped build the NFL into the most successful sports enterprise in this country,” says Edwards. “I look forward to expanding the NFLA’s long tradition of ‘Caring for Kids’ and ‘Caring for Our Own’ while meaningfully contributing to Alumni development programs around the country.”
Edwards, 56, is a graduate of the University of South Carolina the place he majored in Business Administration and has a Master of Arts in Education from Michigan State University. He additionally holds an govt certificates in Management and Leadership from MIT’s Sloan School of Management.
“We are very pleased to have Brad Edwards join our national office,” says NFL Alumni Chairman Tracy Porter. “He is very familiar with NFLA on both a local and national level. We look forward to continued success under his outstanding leadership.”
Edwards was a defensive standout for 3 NFL groups from 1988-96. He was a second-round draft selection of the Minnesota Vikings in 1988. He later signed with the Washington Redskins (now Commanders) in 1990 and ended his profession with the Falcons from 1994-1996. Edwards was runner-up within the voting for MVP in Super Bowl XXVI when he made two key interceptions in Washington’s 37-24 win over the Bills to finish the 1991 season.
Edwards is predicted to start his new place in early October.
(NFL Alumni’s nationwide workplace is in Mt. Laurel, NJ. It has 42 native chapters situated across the nation. NFLA thanks Coleman Peterson and his Hollis Enterprises search agency for his or her diligent work in figuring out new CEO Brad Edwards.)
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