By Nick Wagoner

Senior Writer

The Rams have made another addition to their offseason staff makeover, this time reaching to the front office. Billy Devaney was hired as the team’s Executive Vice President of Player Personnel on Saturday.

Devaney comes to the Rams with a long list of credentials that will bring some stability to a front office that has been in search of just that for the past few years. Immediately on his hiring, Devaney’s duties will include everything from scouting and evaluating college talent to doing the same on professional talent. He will also be in charge of the “war room” during the NFL Draft.

“Billy brings a wealth of NFL experience to the Rams in the areas of player personnel and scouting,” Rams President of Football Operations/General Manager Jay Zygmunt said. “He has proven to be an excellent evaluator of players throughout his career in the NFL and will work with coach Linehan in making final decisions on all personnel matters.”

Current Vice President of Player Personnel Tony Softli remains with the team in his current role and will report to Devaney.

Most recently, Devaney spent the past two seasons as the Assistant General Manager of the Falcons. He earned that promotion after spending the previous year as the team’s Senior Personnel Executive.

Devaney is perhaps best known for his work before Atlanta , though. He spent 11 seasons in San Diego , helping the Chargers to their only Super Bowl appearance in 1994 as the Director of Player Personnel.

He got his NFL start as a scout for the Washington Redskins in 1983 and served seven seasons there, including a couple of trips to the Super Bowl.

All told, Devaney has more than 20 years of professional scouting and player personnel experience. He has been a part of three trips to the Super Bowl and 19 playoff games. In addition to his time in Atlanta, San Diego and Washington, Devaney spent three seasons as Pro Personnel Director in San Francisco and a couple of years as an analyst for CBS Sports’ pre-game shows.

Meanwhile, Rams Director of Football Operations Samir Suleiman is believed to be a leading candidate for the open job of lead negotiator for the Green Bay Packers, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.