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Hi, everybody. This is Jordan Rodriguez. I'm excited to share another episode of NFL Daily's

power players with you all today. As many of you know, I love football. One of my favorite

things about the NFL is learning about how teams are

built, how decision makers from coaches to executives to scouts to players think and the process

itself of the sport. How people do football is the coolest and I know you think so too. So in

power players, we're going to talk to football people and learn from them and pull back the curtain of the sport for you just a little further. We'll sprinkle these into your feed from

time to time, a little surprise, extra treat for our dedicated listeners. Today, I am interviewing

A.J. Heismith, who is the pro personnel director of the New England Patriots. And yes, Greg is very

jealous that he was not a part of this.

AJ is the son of Alonzo Heismith, a legendary longtime executive. And AJ talks with us today about how

watching his dad scout and help build teams really sparked his interest in the craft.

Even though AJ himself was a player, including at the University of Miami.

AJ has worked in scouting and personnel for years, including at the University of Miami. AJ has worked in scouting and personnel

for years, including with the San Francisco 49ers, the Titans, the Bills, and now the Patriots.

He's part of a core group there that has reset New England's organizational identity.

And I really wanted to know how he sees all the pieces of that building coming together

to build. AJ is a scout at heart, a driven personnel pro who I like on this show because,

like us, he's always asking why. So let's get into it. Here's A.J. Highsmith. We are so thrilled

to welcome A.J. Highsmith, Patriots director of pro personnel to the show today.

AJ, I know I'm coming to you from the Chris Wesleying podcast studio here at NFL Network.

You're coming to me from a brand new facility, right?

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