He joined the Patriots in 2002 as a national scout and then was named director of college scouting a year later.

He then held a similar college scouting position with the Browns from 1998 through 2001.

In 1997, Cook was promoted to the team's director of college scouting, a position he held until becoming a regional scout in 2003.

Their director of college scouting, Joey Clinkscales, would say only that they had no glaring needs.

In the personnel department, pro scout Brian Smith was named assistant director of college scouting.

Regional scout Jon Robinson was also promoted to assistant director of college scouting.

He said then that he wanted to observe, to get to know the players and to do some college scouting this season.

In 2008, he was promoted to the Patriots' assistant director of college scouting.

He was again promoted in 2009 to director of college scouting.

May 31: John Spytek was hired as the team's director of college scouting.