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FRONT OFFICEREGGIE McKENZIEDIRECTOR - FOOTBALL OPERATIONSVETERANS ADMINISTRATION COMMUNITYLAMBEAU RECORDS &DRAFT &MISC. FIELD HISTORY 2009 REVIEW FREE AGENTSReggie McKenzie enters his24th year in the NFL and his17th season as a member of thePackers’ personnel department.Since he joined the team’s front office in 1994, Green Bay’s160 regular-season wins over that period rank tied for secondmost with Indianapolis and Pittsburgh, trailing onlyNew England (166). Also in McKenzie’s tenure, the Packershave captured seven division titles, two conferencechampionships and Super Bowl XXXI.A former player, coach and now personnel executive,McKenzie oversees Green Bay’s scouting efforts of allprofessional football leagues, including the NFL, CFL, andArena Football League, as well as all other pro leagues andinternational players. He also plays an integral role in judgingthe Packers’ current players and evaluating potentialfree agents across the league. McKenzie is heavily involvedin all of the team’s moves on a daily basis, including alltryouts and transactions.During the season, McKenzie provides advance scoutingreports on upcoming opponents, working closely withHead Coach Mike McCarthy and his staff. He also contributesto the scouting of college prospects, making schoolvisits in both the fall and spring, and works in conjunctionwith General Manager Ted Thompson in preparation forthe annual draft.He was promoted to director – football operations in2008 after serving 10 years as the Packers’ director ofpro personnel. A former NFL linebacker for seven seasons(1985-90, 1992), the 47-year-old McKenzie had been promotedto director of pro personnel by then-Executive VicePresident/General Manager Ron Wolf in May 1997 afteroriginally joining the Packers as a pro personnel assistantin 1994.Chosen by Wolf as a 10th-round selection out of theUniversity of Tennessee in 1985 by the then-Los AngelesRaiders, McKenzie became an immediate starter ondefense and went on to win all-rookie honors. After fouryears (1985-88) with the Raiders, McKenzie spent twoseasons (1989-90) with the then-Phoenix Cardinals andone year (1992) with the San Francisco 49ers.Prior to signing with the 49ers, he played with theWorld League’s Montreal Machine in the spring of 1992.Notable Packers NFL Europe alumniG Joe Andruzzi Scottish Claymores ..............................1998S Atari Bigby Amsterdam Admirals. ............................2006TE Tory Humphrey Amsterdam Admirals. ............................2006DE Cullen Jenkins Cologne Centurions ..............................2004LB George Koonce Ohio Glory .....................................1992LB Paris Lenon Amsterdam Admirals. ............................2002WR Ruvell Martin Amsterdam Admirals. ............................2005QB Craig Nall Scottish Claymores ..............................2003QB Doug Pederson NY/NJ Knights ..................................1992Rhein Fire .....................................1995G Marco Rivera Scottish Claymores ..............................1997P B.J. Sander Hamburg Sea Devils .............................2005WR Bill Schroeder Rhein Fire .....................................1997G/T Barry Stokes Rhein Fire .....................................1997Scottish Claymores ............................1998-99LB Nate Wayne Barcelona Dragons ..............................1999QB Danny Wuerffel Rhein Fire .....................................2000Reggie McKenzie at a glance…►►Named director – football operations May 27, 2008. Firstjoined Packers in 1994 as a pro personnel assistant; promotedto director of pro personnel in 1997.►►A 10th-round pick from Tennessee in 1985, he enjoyed aseven-year playing career as a linebacker, suiting up forthe then-Los Angeles Raiders (1985-88), the then-PhoenixCardinals (1989-90) and San Francisco 49ers (1992). Alsoplayed the 1992 season with the Montreal Machine of thethen-World League of American Football.►►Twin brother, Raleigh, also attended Tennessee and enjoyeda 16-year NFL career, including two seasons in Green Bay(1999-2000).►►President of the ‘McKenzie Foundation,’ a non-profit youthfoundation in Knoxville.►►A two-way star as a prep at Austin East High School inKnoxville, was valedictorian of his 1981 graduating class.While out of football in 1991, McKenzie spent a season asa defensive coach for Dorsey High School in south centralLos Angeles.In 1993, McKenzie returned to Tennessee and served asan assistant under head coach Philip Fulmer. That year, theVolunteers appeared in the Florida Citrus Bowl and landedone of the nation’s top recruiting classes, highlighted byQB Peyton Manning. While back in Knoxville, McKenziealso pursued a master’s degree in education administration.Born in Knoxville, Tenn., on Feb. 8, 1963, McKenzieearned a bachelor’s degree in business administration withan emphasis in personnel management at Tennessee. Atwo-way football star at Austin East High School in Knoxville,McKenzie was valedictorian of his 1981 graduatingclass. His twin brother, Raleigh, also attended Tennesseeand enjoyed a 16-year NFL career, including two seasonswith Green Bay (1999-2000), before he retired in 2001.McKenzie and his wife, June, a Green Bay attorney,have two daughters, Jasmin, 18, and Mahkayla, 17, andtwo sons, Reginald Kahlil, 13, and Jalen Elijah, 11. In hisspare time, McKenzie enjoys spending time with his familyand assisting with youth sports in the Green Bay area.* NFL Europe began in 1991 as the World League of American Football, with 10 teams competing in theUnited States and Europe. After a two-year hiatus (1993-94) following the 1992 season, the league returnedin 1995 as a six-team, all-European venture and existed in that format through its final season in 2007.26