Jon-Eric Sullivan is in his first rodeo as the general manager of a franchise, but it's not like he doesn't have decades of experience in an NFL front office. He first joined the Packers organization at the bottom of the totem pole in 2004, slowly but surely working his way up until becoming the vice president of football personnel.
That's the role the Dolphins ultimately hired him away from, handing him the keys to a once-storied franchise that has failed to win a single playoff game in a quarter century. While his story in Miami will be written in real time, analysis of his roots can give fans some idea of what to expect under new leadership.