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Director of Research and Development
Now enjoying his eighth year in Green Bay, Mike Eayrs is the Packers' director of research and development.
Named to the newly created position within the Packers' organizational structure on March 9, 2001, Eayrs had spent the previous 16 seasons on the football staff of the Minnesota Vikings.
Eayrs manages databases and develops research reports for coaches, player personnel and management based on the analysis of statistical and tactical trends.
Having developed computer applications within football for 29 years, Eayrs (pronounced A-ers) is in his 24th season working in the National Football League, having spent the first 16 as director of research and development for the Vikings. During his Minnesota tenure, the club tallied 201 victories and appeared in three NFC Championship games (1987, '98 and 2000).
Also a 14-year coaching veteran, including 11 seasons at the college level, he earned a bachelor's degree in social studies and physical education from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, where he participated in football.
The 57-year-old Eayrs began his coaching career in Winnebago, Minn., before two years later becoming an assistant coach at the University of South Dakota in 1974. He subsequently coached at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (1975-80), Mankato State University (1981-83) and Luther College (1984) before joining the Vikings. During his 11 seasons in the college ranks, Eayrs' teams won five conference championships and he received four teaching excellence awards.
Born in West Concord, Minn., Eayrs also holds a master's degree in physical education from the University of South Dakota and an education doctorate in physical education and recreation management from the University of Oregon.
Eayrs and his wife, Mary Jo, reside in Green Bay and have three children: Matthew, 30, Elizabeth, 28, and Brian, 26; the couple has one infant granddaughter, Ashlyn. In his spare time, he is an avid reader and enjoys fitness.