John Schneider (American football executive)

John Schneider

Candid waist-up photograph of Schneider wearing a blue shirt and signing an autograph.

Schneider in 2014
Seattle Seahawks
Position: Executive vice president
general manager
Personal information
Date of birth: (1971-05-25) May 25, 1971
Place of birth: Wisconsin
Career information
College: St. Thomas
Career history
As executive:

John Schneider (born May 25, 1971) is the general manager for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL).[1] Schneider was previously a front office executive for the Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers, and the Seattle Seahawks in 2000. Schneider served as the Director of Football Operations for the Green Bay Packers from 2008 to 2009. He was the architect that created the roster that eventually went on to win Super Bowl XLVIII and appear in Super Bowl XLIX.

Early years

Schneider grew up in Wisconsin and attended high school where he played football. He studied history and secondary education at University of St. Thomas and was on the football team his Freshman year until injuries caused him to retire. During his Junior year he wrote a letter to Ron Wolf asking if he could work as a scout. His internship that summer was the beginning of his relationship with the Green Bay Packers.[2]

Professional executive career

Green Bay Packers

He started working in the Scouting Department for the Green Bay Packers in 1993.

Kansas City Chiefs

He was the Director of Pro Personnel for the Chiefs from 1997 - 2000.

Seattle Seahawks

He worked for the Seahawks in 2000 under Ted Thompson.

Washington Redskins

In 2001, Schneider became the Vice President of Player Personnel.

Green Bay Packers

Schneider went back to the Green Bay Packers as the top personnel aide to the Packers' GM. He then elevated to Director of Football Operations.

Seattle Seahawks

In January 2010, the Seahawks announced the hiring of Pete Carroll as head coach, and the Seahawks then hired Schneider one week later. Schneider works in collaboration with Pete Carroll overseeing all of football operations.

Since arriving, Schneider and Carroll have orchestrated a complete overhaul of Seattle's roster. In 2010, Schneider completed 284 roster transactions.[3] On February 2, 2014, the Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII, their first championship in their existence. Of those on the championship roster, only Max Unger, Red Bryant, Jon Ryan and Brandon Mebane were Seahawks prior to Schneider's arrival in Seattle. Schneider and Seattle followed their Super Bowl win with another NFC Championship, but lost to New England in Super Bowl XLIX. Examples of Schneider's transactions include:[4]

High draft picks

Position Name Round Overall Pick Year
LT Russell Okung First Round (No. 6 overall) 2010
S Earl Thomas First Round (No. 14 overall) 2010
LB Bruce Irvin First Round (No. 15 overall) 2012
WR Golden Tate Second Round (No. 60 overall) 2010
LB Bobby Wagner Second Round (No. 47 overall) 2012
WR Tyler Lockett Third Round (No. 69 overall) 2015
QB Russell Wilson Third Round (No. 75 overall) 2012

Low draft picks

Position Name Round Overall Pick Year
LB K. J. Wright Fourth Round (No. 99 overall) 2011
CB Richard Sherman Fifth Round (No. 154 overall) 2011
S Kam Chancellor Fifth Round (No. 133 overall) 2010
TE Luke Willson Fifth Round (No. 158 overall) 2013
RG J.R. Sweezy Seventh Round (No. 225 overall) 2012

Undrafted free agent signings

Position Name College Year
WR Doug Baldwin Stanford 2011
WR Ricardo Lockette Fort Valley State 2011
WR Jermaine Kearse Washington 2012
CB DeShawn Shead Portland State 2012
WR Chris Matthews Kentucky 2014
OT Garry Gilliam Penn State 2014
LB Brock Coyle Montana 2014
RB Thomas Rawls Central Michigan 2015

Major free agent signings

Position Name Contract Details Year
WR Sidney Rice Signed a five-year, $41 million contract 2011
TE Zach Miller Signed a five-year, $34 million contract 2011
DE Cliff Avril Signed a two-year, $13 million contract 2013
DT Michael Bennett Signed a one-year, $5 million contract 2013

Trades

Position Name Trade Details Year
RB Marshawn Lynch Traded from Bills for a fourth-round pick in 2011 and a fifth-round pick in 2012 2010
DE Chris Clemons Traded from Eagles with a 4th round pick for Darryl Tapp 2010
WR Percy Harvin Traded from Vikings for a first and seventh-round pick in 2013 and a third-round pick in 2014 2013
TE Jimmy Graham Traded from Saints for a first round pick and Max Unger 2015

Awards and honors

Schneider came in 3rd in the award voting for the 2012 NFL Executive of the year.[5]

Personal life

John Schneider has a wife, Traci, and two sons, Ben and Jack. Ben was diagnosed with autism, and the Schneider family has created the Ben's Fund[6] foundation to help families suffering from the disorder.

References

  1. ↑ "Introductory Press Conference". 710 ESPN Seattle. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  2. ↑ "Hail Marys, Hard Work Fuel Alum’s NFL Rise (and the Seattle Seahawks)". St. Thomas Newspaper. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
  3. ↑ "AFTER 502 TRANSACTIONS, SEAHAWKS IN REVERSE". SPNW STAFF-SportspressNW.com. 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
  4. ↑ "Brick by brick: How Pete Carroll built the Seahawks". Danny O'Neil - The Seattle Times. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
  5. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000132129/article/ryan-grigson-edges-out-john-elway-for-exec-award
  6. ↑ "Ben's Fund". Families for Effective Treatment of Autism Washington. 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2013-01-07.

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