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| Washington Commanders | |
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| Position: | Senior director of football operations |
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| Born: | 1992 or 1993 (age 31–32) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Sycamore (Cincinnati) |
| College: | Penn (2011–2015) |
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Brandon Sosna (born 1992 or 1993) is an American sports executive who is the senior director of football operations for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He has also worked as an executive with the NCAA's Cincinnati Bearcats and USC Trojans and the NFL's Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions.
Early life
[edit]He was born in 1992 or 1993 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attending Sycamore High School, where he co-founded the Holocaust awareness nonprofit organization Project 6 Million and coached students in a school-wide basketball league formed by himself.[1][2] During summer vacations at Sycamore, Sosna also worked as volunteer at Cincinnati Bearcats basketball camps.[2] He enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania in 2011, graduating with a bachelor's degree in political science in 2015.[2]
Career
[edit]Shortly after graduation, Sosna was hired in the marketing department of the Cincinnati Bearcats athletic program.[2] He was promoted to chief of staff in 2016 at the age of 23.[2] The following year, he joined the NFL's Cleveland Browns as an assistant in football administration after being interested working with Browns executives Sashi Brown and Paul DePodesta.[2] There, Sosna assisted in managing the salary cap, negotiating contracts, and developing free agent valuations.[2] Sosna rejoined the Bearcats as chief revenue officer in February 2019, working under athletic director Mike Bohn.[3] He followed Bohn to the USC Trojans in December 2019 and worked as their chief of staff focusing on their football program, where he was considered key in the hiring of head coach Lincoln Riley.[2][4] Sosna was hired by the NFL's Detroit Lions in July 2022 as senior director of football administration, serving as their primary contract negotiator. In May 2024, he was hired by the NFL's Washington Commanders for the same role in addition to leading the team's analytics department.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Necco, Deidra (April 24, 2012). "Cincinnati teens launch viral campaign for Holocaust memorial". soapboxmedia.com. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Morales, Antonio (May 14, 2020). "The breakneck rise of Brandon Sosna, USC's 27-year-old chief of staff". The Athletic. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Brandon Sosna Named Chief Revenue Officer". gobearcats.com. February 5, 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ Kartje, Ryan (June 9, 2022). "Brandon Sosna, instrumental in Lincoln Riley hiring, leaving USC for Detroit Lions". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ Bergman, Jeremy (May 19, 2024). "Commanders to hire Lions executive Brandon Sosna as senior VP of football operations". NFL.com. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Fortier, Sam (June 25, 2024). "A new head of analytics takes over as Commanders shake up front office". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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