Ravens announce 12 promotions in player personnel department

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The Ravens promoted 12 members of their player personnel department, the team announced Tuesday. The following have new titles and responsibilities within the department: Joey Cleary — Director of College Scouting: Entering his 12th year in Baltimore, Cleary spent the past two seasons as the organization's assistant director of college scouting. He has covered numerous schools in different regions, spending time as the team’s southeast area scout (2021), west area scout (2020) and northeast area scout (2019). Cleary originally joined the Ravens as a player personnel assistant in 2015. Sophie Corese — Assistant Director of Football Administration: Cortese enters her fourth year in Baltimore after serving as the football administration/salary cap analyst from 2023-25. She began with the Ravens as an analytics player personnel training camp intern in 2021 and worked as an offensive analyst for the Colby football team while in college. Corey Frazier — Director of Pro Personnel: Frazier joined the Ravens as a player personnel assistant in 2017 and most recently served as the organization’s assistant director of pro personnel the past two years. He previously worked as a Ravens’ pro scout for two years (2019-20) followed by three seasons as a West Coast scout (2021-23). Before his Baltimore arrival, Frazier worked as an advance scout for Vanderbilt University (2016) and spent the 2015 NFL season with the Broncos as a scouting intern. Nick Matteo — Vice President of Football Operations: Matteo enters his eighth season with the Ravens in 2026. He previously served as the organization’s vice president of football administration, overseeing all areas of football administration, including day-to-day salary cap management and all roster transactions. Additionally, he negotiates contracts for Ravens' draft picks and free agents and has worked on the extensions for several standout Ravens. Matteo spent nine years (2010-18) with the NFL Management Council, eventually being promoted to the NFL’s senior director of labor operations. David McDonald — Vice President of Football Science: McDonald enters his 12th season in Baltimore, formerly serving as the team’s vice president of research and development. He leads all software and data development aspects of the player personnel department. McDonald spent five years (2019-23) as the Ravens’ director of research and development after joining the organization in 2015 as a football systems developer. He previously spent five years (2010-14) with the Falcons as a football systems developer. Andrew Raphael — Assistant Director of Player Personnel: Raphael enters his 14th season with the Ravens after serving as the director of college scouting for the past two seasons (2024-25). He previously spent three seasons (2021-23) as a national scout following five years (2016-20) as Baltimore’s Southeast area scout. Raphael originally joined the Ravens as a player personnel intern (2013-14) before being promoted to player personnel assistant in 2015. Prior to his NFL arrival, Raphael served as an assistant recruiting coordinator at Boston College (2011-12). Bobby Vega — Assistant Director of Player Personnel: Vega begins his ninth season in Baltimore and 22nd season in the NFL, earning a promotion for the second consecutive year after being elevated to senior personnel executive in 2025. He previously spent two seasons (2023-24) as a national scout after serving as the team’s east area scout from 2018-22. Vega’s NFL c…