Bobby Grier, longtime NFL executive and father of Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier, has died. He was 82.

The Dolphins released a message on social media Monday morning offering their condolences.

“We are deeply saddened by the passing of Bobby Grier, father of general manager Chris Grier,” the Dolphins wrote. “Bobby was a longtime executive for the Patriots and Texans and a former consultant for the Dolphins.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the Grier family.”

After starting out as a high school coach and college assistant, Bobby Grier first broke into the NFL in 1981 with the New England Patriots. He went back and forth between leading their backfield on the field and scouting. Grier transitioned fully to the front office in 1993 as he worked under Bill Parcells, first a

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