Rod Graves will join the New York Jets' front office in a capacity that has yet to be determined.
Graves was general manager of the Arizona Cardinals from 2003 through 2012.
John Idzik, general manager of the Jets, worked under Graves with the Cardinals. Both were ball boys with the Philadelphia Eagles.
"He's probably one of the brightest guys I've ever worked with," Graves told the New York Post when Idzik was hired as Jets GM, "in terms of dealing with rosters and players and the finance behind player salaries and so forth."
Idzik is known as a contract executive, while Graves' expertise is in scouting.