Jeff Diamond is a retired

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executive. He worked for the

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from 1976 to 1998, during which time he rose from a minor post in

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to the position of Senior Vice President and General Manager. In 1999, after being named NFL Executive of the Year, he was hired away by the

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to be President of that organization, and remained in that post until his retirement in 2004. During his time as an NFL executive, Diamond's teams went to the

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once (the Titans after the 1999 season). While Senior Vice President for the Vikings, they achieved a franchise high of 15 wins during the 1998 regular season.

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