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Ireland is in his ninth season with New Orleans. In eight drafts, he's led an effort for the Saints, selecting impact players in Alvin Kamara, Marshon Lattimore, Chris Olave, Ryan Ramczyk and Michael Thomas, as well as significant contributors in Paulson Adebo, Erik McCoy, David Onyemata, Andrus Peat, Caesar Ruiz, Alontae Taylor, Pete Werner and P.J. Williams

Ireland is in his ninth season with New Orleans. In eight drafts, he's led an effort for the Saints, selecting impact players in Alvin Kamara, Marshon Lattimore, Chris Olave, Ryan Ramczyk and Michael Thomas, as well as significant contributors in Paulson Adebo, Erik McCoy, David Onyemata, Andrus Peat, Caesar Ruiz, Alontae Taylor, Pete Werner and P.J. Williams

In 2017, Ireland led a standout draft effort headlined by Lattimore and Kamara becoming the first rookie duo from the same team since 1967 to sweep Associated Press Defensive and Offensive Rookie of the Year and they were the first Saints rookie duo selected to the Pro Bowl as rookies. In 2020, Kamara, the only Saint selected to the Pro Bowl each of his first four campaigns, shattered the club's touchdown record with an NFL-best 21 scores. Lattimore has been selected to four Pro Bowls. A second round draft pick in 2016, Thomas's 510 receptions are the most by an NFL player in his first five seasons. He shattered the NFL receiving record in 2019, recording 149 receptions for 1,725 yards with nine touchdowns, as he was named AP Offensive Player of the Year, a first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl starter for the second straight season.

Prior to joining the Saints, Ireland served as general manager of the Miami Dolphins from 2008-13. Inheriting a 1-15 team upon his arrival, he worked with the personnel staff to overhaul the team's roster, efforts that resulted in an 11-5 mark and the AFC East title, an unprecedented turnaround. He replaced almost half the roster, bringing on board 27 new faces, including nine new starters. Eight players he acquired through the draft, free agency and trades accounted for a total of 14 Pro Bowl selections, with Jake Long and Cameron Wake earning AP first-team All-Pro.

Ireland joined Miami after a seven-year stint (2001-07) with the Dallas Cowboys, his last three seasons as the team's VP/college and pro scouting. He was originally hired as the team's national scout. In 2007, the Cowboys went 13-3 and won the NFC East. Of the 53 players on the roster, 38 had been acquired over the three years (2005-07) Ireland served as the team's VP/scouting, seven making the Pro Bowl during that time. He began his Cowboys tenure as the team's national scout in 2001. In his four years in that role, his talent evaluation helped lead to the drafting of four Pro Bowl performers.

Prior to joining the Cowboys, Ireland spent four years with the Kansas City Chiefs as an area scout. He served as a National Football Scouting Combine area scout from 1994-1996 and helped coach special teams at North Texas from 1992-1993. Ireland graduated from Baylor, where he handled placekicking duties from 1988-1991, finishing third on the school's all-time scoring list with 213 points and a career-record 45 field goals. He was the South team's kicker in the 1992 Senior Bowl.

The Abilene, Texas native is the stepson of Chiefs Hall of Fame LB/C E.J. Holub and the grandson of former Eagles player and Bears personnel executive Jim Parmer.