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Dave Caldwell

Senior Personnel Director/Advisor to the General Manager

Biography

A scouting veteran of 30 years, Dave Caldwell enters his fifth season as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles' player evaluation department.

During his tenure, Philadelphia has earned two Super Bowl appearances (LVII and LIX), including a victory over Kansas City, 40-22, in Super Bowl LIX.

Caldwell was named a senior personnel director/advisor to the general manager during the 2022 offseason. He originally joined the Eagles as a personnel executive in 2021, following an eight-year stint (2013-20) as the general manager of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Throughout his time in Jacksonville, Caldwell selected more players in the NFL Draft that earned Pro Bowl honors than any other general manager in franchise history. He also built a roster that finished 10-6, won the AFC South title, and advanced to the AFC Championship Game in 2017.

Prior to the Jaguars, Caldwell was a part of teams that made the playoffs in 13 of his first 17 NFL seasons – Atlanta Falcons (2008-12), Indianapolis Colts (1998-2007) and Carolina Panthers (1996-97).

In Caldwell's five years with the Falcons, Atlanta appeared in four postseasons and was the only NFC team to record five straight winning campaigns. During the 2012 season, Caldwell served as the director of player personnel and oversaw college and pro scouting under Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff. He spent his first four years as the Falcons' director of college scouting (2008-11), managing the club's college area and regional scouts.

Caldwell spent 10 years as an area scout with the Colts working under general manager Bill Polian. He also helped build the roster that claimed Super Bowl XLI in 2007. Caldwell was the Western regional scout for his final two seasons after scouting the Midwest and West Coast areas during his first eight years in Indianapolis.

In 1996, Caldwell entered the NFL as a scouting assistant with the Panthers, where he spent two seasons. He was the liaison between the college scouting director and multiple area scouts while also focusing on draft preparations for the team.

Caldwell graduated with a bachelor's degree in finance/business administration from John Carroll University, where he was a two-year letterman at outside linebacker (1992-96). A native of Buffalo, NY, he and his wife, Joelle, have one son, David Michael II.