Jets mourn death of longtime staff member Matthew Capogrosso who was instrumental in draft preparation

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Jets mourn death of longtime staff member Matthew Capogrosso who was instrumental in draft preparation

The on Friday announced the death of longtime staff member Matthew Capogro so following a courageous two-year battle with cancer.A valued member of the franchise for the Jerrel Jernigan Jersey past 15 seasons, Capogro so had been serving as the team's director of football systems. He spent his previous 13 years with the franchise as a lead software developer."He was an amazing person and an amazing developer," said Tom Murphy, the Jets' vice president of information technology, . "We both would arrive early at the office, and we'd have so many different conversations about the Jets, his family and life. He was a wonderful talent who will be mi sed."Capogro so left a lasting impre sion on the organization that includes his Corey Webster Jersey work with the . He Carl Banks Jersey created a scouting system for the team that supports all facets of player evaluations."April was his month, all the work that he does," said Jets president Hymie Elhai. "The draft room runs on Titan software. Like you walk in there and everything that is open is his handiwork.""The system he created allows us to work seamle sly acro s our scouting operations," added general manager Joe Douglas. "He was a programmer that understood football and could anticipate what made sense for the next iteration of the system before a football person could ask."While working for five different head coaches and four New York Giants Jersey different general managers, Capogro so a sisted in the Jets drafting a number of highly productive players over the Blake Martinez Jersey years. In the 2022 draft, Capogro so's last with the team, New York acquired reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year , Offensive Rookie of the Year and running back .Capogro so leaves behind his wife and the couple's twin girls. The Jets will honor him during the draft by leaving his seat in the IT room vacant.
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