Brandt Tilis begins his first season with Carolina as the Executive Vice President of Football Operations, joining the Panthers after having spent 14 seasons in the Kansas City Chiefs front office, most recently serving as its Vice President of Football Operations for three seasons (2021-23).
Working hand-in-hand with President of Football Operations/General Manager Dan Morgan, the two will address all of scouting, salary cap, and analytics in the front office.
In his role, Tilis will be responsible for all football administration and non-coaching matters related to operations, equipment, video, and analytics, among other areas. He will also lead player contract negotiations, compliance with the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement and league rules, salary cap management, and maintenance and labor administration.
During his time in Kansas City, he served as the Chiefs lead contract negotiator since 2017 and worked to create a structure that allowed them to give quarterback Patrick Mahomes a record-breaking 10-year, $450 million contract extension in 2020.
Tilis originally joined the Chiefs in 2010 as a Salary Cap/Contract Analyst and spent the last 14 years ascending within the organization, first as the Director of Salary Cap & Football Operations Analytics (2014-16) and then as the Director of Football Administration (2017-20) before spending his final three seasons in Kansas City as its Vice President of Football Operations (2021-23).
Prior to joining the Chiefs, Tilis spent three seasons in the Labor Operations Department for the National Football League Management Council (2007-09). While at the league office, Tilis served as Labor Operations Coordinator (2008-09) after originally joining the NFL Management Council as a Labor Operations Intern (2007).
The Dallas, Texas, native graduated in 2007 from the University of Rochester with two degrees in economics and statistics, including a special citation in finance. He spent three summers (2004-06) as a Football Operations Intern for the Oakland Raiders before joining the NFL office. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have two daughters, Samantha and Brooklyn.
