Florida hiring Ben Elsner as Director of Football Strategy

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida hiring Ben Elsner as Director of Football Strategy, Gators Online has learned. Elsner will have the No. 2 lead role in UF’s front office, behind the program’s Vice President for Football — a hire that has yet to be made.

Elsner has served as the chief of staff for The 33rd Team, which was founded by ex-NFL executive Mike Tannenbaum.

On Wednesday, Napier revealed the name of the position Elsner landed that has been described as a “number cruncher” to Gators Online.

“I think the most recent hire is Director of Football Strategy,” Napier said. “I think it’s a little more contracts, caps, and analytics,” Napier said. “We’re getting this front office built out to be more strategic about the salary cap, the contracts, rev share, marketing, endorsement, that pool of money that could come available. And then, how you allocate the money becomes part of the evaluation process. 

“We have been living life that way, although there’s no rules. What we’ve tried to do the last 18 months is create our own rules in terms of how we added players to the team. Not only the addition of players but the retention of players. I think we’re kind of getting on the interstate and slotted in that right lane here. I think, ultimately, we’re getting close here to hiring a couple of really smart guys.” 

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