Eric Estes joined the Elon staff as director of football operations in May 2011 after serving in the same role for one year at Winston-Salem State University.
Estes was been a member of the Winston-Salem State program for three seasons. His first two years with the Rams were spent as the video coordinator. In all three seasons, Estes also had the title of assistant recruiting coordinator.
In his role as director of football operations last year, Estes coordinated travel arrangements, team meals and served as a liaison between the program and campus housing. Estes also assisted in the recruiting efforts of the Winston-Salem State program.
Estes has performed internships with three NFL programs – the Pittsburgh Steelers (March 2007-March 2008), Carolina Panthers (July 2006-September 2006) and Denver Broncos (June 2005-February 2006). During those stints, Estes assisted with day-to-day football operations as well as served the media relations and personnel departments.
Estes graduated cum laude from Winston-Salem State in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in management. As an undergrad, Estes spent the spring of 2003 studying business at the Copenhagen Business School in Copenhagen, Denmark.
