November 3, 2024

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Packers back at home to play Seahawks

Packers back at home to play Seahawks



Seahawks executive vice president/general manager John Schneider was with the Packers for 13 years as a personnel intern (1992), scout (1993-96), personnel analyst to the general manager (2002-07) and director of football operations (2008-09)…Schneider also worked under the late Ted Thompson in Seattle in 2000 and attended Abbot Pennings High in De Pere, Wis. …Schneider and Packers executive vice president/director of football operations Russ Ball worked together with the Washington Football Team in 2001…Green Bay general manager Brian Gutekunst also worked with Schneider in Kansas City (1997-99)…Seahawks senior executive advisor to the general manager Alonzo Highsmith spent 19 seasons in the Packers’ player personnel department…Packers defensive backs/passing game coordinator Jerry Gray spent one season (2010) coaching the defensive backs for the Seahawks…Packers assistant offensive line coach Luke Butkus spent two seasons as a quality control assistant in Seattle (2010-11)…Seahawks offensive line coach Mike Solari was the assistant offensive line coach for Green Bay in 2015…Seahawks running backs coach Chad Morton was the Packers’ coaching administrator in 2009 and special teams assistant from 2010-13…Packers director of college scouting Matt Malaspina served as an area scout in Seattle for five seasons (2000-04)…Seahawks QB Russell Wilson played one season (2011) at the University of Wisconsin…Green Bay CB Kevin King (2013-16) played at the University of Washington…Seahawks assistant head coach/defensive line coach Clint Hurtt was the outside linebackers coach with the Chicago Bears when Packers S Adrian Amos was on the team (2015-16)…Packers LB Whitney Mercilus was a member of the Houston Texans, where he was teammates with Seahawks T Duane Brown (2012-17)…Seahawks special teams coordinator Larry Izzo was teammates with Packers director of player engagement Grey Ruegamer in New England (2001-02)…Packers coaching assistant Ruvell Martin played WR for the Seahawks in 2010…Former college teammates include: Packers CB Kevin King, Seahawks QB Jacob Eason, CB Sidney Jones IV and TE Will Dissly (Washington); Packers DL T.J. Slaton, Seahawks WR Freddie Swain and T Stone Forsythe (Florida); Packers LB Jonathan Garvin, Seahawks RB Travis Homer and RB DeeJay Dallas (Miami); Packers LB Preston Smith and Seahawks G Gabe Jackson (Mississippi State); Packers S Darnell Savage and Seahawks TE Tyler Mabry (Maryland); Packers LB Rashan Gary, G Jon Runyan and Seahawks DT Bryan Mone (Michigan); Packers C Jake Hanson and Seahawks FS Ugo Amadi (Oregon).

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