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Whaley was born in Pittsburgh where he played high school football and went on to play at the collegiate level
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Doug Whaley
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He is the current general manager of the Buffalo Bills. He succeeded Buddy Nix as general manager. He played college football at Pitt as a defensive back, collecting 4 interceptions during his tenure.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Whaley worked for the Steelers as a Pro Personnel Coordinator.
He worked there for 10 years before accepting the Buffalo Bills job. Whaley worked directly under Kevin Colbert the Director of Football Operations.
He is most known for his great scouting ability of defensive players. In his time with the Steelers, Whaley helped draft Lamarr Woodley, Troy Polamalu and Lawrence Timmons.
Buffalo Bills
Whaley was named Assistant General Manager/Director of Pro Personnel of the Buffalo Bills on February 10, 2010.
Whaley oversaw the team"s Pro Personnel department and assisted General Manager Buddy Nix in all football-related administrative duties and in the college talent evaluation process until Nix stepped down from the General Manager position on May 13, 2013. Whaley became Buffalo"s General Motors three days later. On January 10, 2016 Whaley agreed to a contract extension offered to him by the Bills.
East-mail gaffe
Whaley gained unwanted notoriety in 2007, when an inappropriate e-mail that he had sent to Steelers assistant coach Larry Zierlein was inadvertently forwarded by Zierlein to a large number of high-level NFL employees, including commissioner Roger Goodell.
Zierlein apologized for the gaffe, and it is believed that neither he nor Whaley were disciplined by the team or the league.
