The Washington Commanders have reshaped part of their NFL scouting and football operations staff after veteran area scouts Paul Skansi and Chuck Cook retired, the team announced.
Pro Football Rumors reported the moves Saturday, citing two official Commanders releases. Washington said Skansi and Cook both arrived with the franchise in 2017 and leave with a combined six decades of scouting experience.
Skansi And Cook Exit Washington Scouting Staff
Skansi oversaw scouting in the West for Washington. Before joining the Commanders, he played professionally in the NFL and CFL, coached at Washington and Idaho, and spent 16 years in a scouting role with the Chargers.
Cook worked primarily in the Southeast region for Washington. His NFL scouting career began with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1984, and he later served as Kansas City's director of college scouting for 11 years before stops with the Dolphins, Bills and Commanders.
The retirements opened area-scout roles for Alberto de la Guardia and Miles Turner, both former Washington scouting assistants. The Commanders also promoted Toby Junker from scouting and research-and-development associate to scouting and R&D assistant.
Commanders Promote Operations And Analytics Staff
Washington's broader staff update included Bryan Porter moving from director to senior director of football operations. Sam Walsh, who had worked multiple football operations internships with the team, was promoted to football operations assistant.
The Commanders also elevated Gayatri Nambiar to senior football solutions developer and Preston Biro to senior football data scientist. The team's announcement listed those changes under its football support staff.
The moves do not alter the roster, but they matter for how Washington organizes the work behind it. Scouting coverage, operations support and internal football tools all feed into the personnel calendar before training camp and the regular season.