2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

DETROIT LIONS
CHAD
HENRY
Regional
Scout
Years with Lions: 19
Years in NFL: 20
Chad Henry, one of the team’s regional scouts
who evaluates college talent throughout the year,
enters his 19th year working full-time in the Lions’
player personnel department and 20th year overall
in the organization. He originally served as the
team’s BLESTO scout before being promoted to
area scout in 2000.
Henry possesses a variety of experience, both
in coaching and scouting at all levels of football.
Before being hired full-time in 1998, he spent a year
as an intern in the Lions’ personnel department and
assisted in numerous capacities in both college and
pro scouting. He also served as a personnel and
coaching staff assistant for the San Diego Chargers
during training camp in 1996. Among Henry’s
coaching stops were at his alma mater, Indiana
(Pa.) Area Senior High School in the Fall of ‘97,
and as a scholastic level summer league baseball
coach in 1996-97. He is also active with the western
Pennsylvania-based charitable organization The
Homeboys Foundation, including coaching at their
annual free football camp for youth ages 6-18.
Although side effects from a bout with cancer
during high school ended Henry’s playing career
prematurely, he continued in football as a student
assistant at Penn State from 1991-93. He was also
an undergraduate assistant coach and recruiting
assistant at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
upon transferring there in the spring of 1994.
In May 1996, Henry received his bachelor’s
degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania
in English. He completed his master’s work in
labor and industrial relations from the school in
May 1998.
Henry, and his wife, Holly, reside in Pittsburgh,
Pa. They have three children: Leah, Madeline and
Trent. Henry’s father, Jack, coached the Lions’
offensive line from 1997-99, and retired in 2009
after a 40-year coaching career.
JOE
KELLEHER
Regional Scout/College
Scouting Coordinator
Years with Lions: 5
Yezrs in NFL: 6
Joe Kelleher joined the Lions in June, 2011 and
enters his fifth season with the team. He serves as
the team’s college scouting coordinator and is also
a regional scout, primarily responsible for covering
the Plains/Central region after spending the past
two seasons scouting the Midwest region. Kelleher
originally served as the team’s BLESTO scout
before being promoted to regional scout in 2012.
Kelleher joined the Lions’ Player Personnel
Department after working as a scouting assistant
for National Football Scouting and the National
Invitational Camp (NFL Combine). After his hiring
by National Football Scouting in November
2009, Kelleher assisted in several aspects of the
organization’s operations, including the review of
scouting reports, overseeing daily management of
the NFL Medical Database website and assisting in
the preparation and operations of the NFL Combine
held annually in Indianapolis.
Earlier that year, Kelleher served a six-month
internship as a scouting intern for BLESTO
Scouting.
In 2008, Kelleher interned for the Lions Football
Operations Department, and he assisted with the
team’s training camp logistics, team travel and
other aspects of the team’s day-to-day football
operations. He previously interned with the New
York Giants Pro Personnel Department during
training camp in 2007.
A native of Potomac, Md., Kelleher attended
Butler University and played offensive tackle and
tight end for the Bulldogs football team. Kelleher
graduated from Butler with a bachelor’s degree in
business-marketing, and went on to earn a Master
of Business Administration and a Master of Sports
Administration from Ohio University.
Kelleher and his wife, Jill, reside in Northville,
Michigan.
DAVE
SEARS
Regional
Scout
Years with Lions: 9
Years in NFL: 19
Dave Sears joined the Lions player personnel
department as a regional scout in May 2007 after
spending seven seasons with the Houston Texans
organization. He joined the Texans’ personnel
department in May 2000 to scout the Central
Region.
Prior to his stint in Houston, Sears spent three
seasons (1997-2000) working with Washington’s
scouting department. He started with the Redskins
as an intern in January 1997 and was hired as their
scouting administrator in May. Sears was promoted
as the Redskins’ BLESTO scout in May of 1998. He
also spent time interning for the Springfield Falcons
in the American Hockey League.
Sears earned a bachelor’s degree in sports
management from Springfield (Mass.) College and
he was a four-year linebacker for Springfield’s
football team. He attended Hauppauge High School
in his hometown of Hauppauge, N.Y., and lettered
in football, basketball and lacrosse.
Sears is married to his wife, Nancy and together
they have a daughter, Delaine.
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