Titans hire Reinfeldt as GM
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NASHVILLE, TENN. - The Tennessee Titans hired former Oilers all-pro safety Mike Reinfeldt as the team’s new general manager. Reinfeldt joins the Titans after spending seven seasons with the Seattle Seahawks.
Reinfeldt has built an impressive resume during his career in sports, gaining 21 years of experience as a front office executive and another eight as an NFL player. In his 14 years split between Seattle and Green Bay, the teams he was associated with won a combined six division titles, made eight playoff appearances, four NFC Championship game appearances, three Super Bowl appearances, one world title (1996), amassed 11 winning seasons and 131 regular season wins.
“I am very pleased that we were able to bring a former Oiler back home to our organization,” said Titans owner K.S. “Bud” Adams, Jr. “He was a fabulous player for us, has been an outstanding football man at Seattle and Green Bay and I have every confidence that he will do a great job here as well. He has helped two franchises win multiple titles over the last 15 years and that experience will be implemented here as he shapes the Titans.”
“I am pleased that we were able construct a thorough process that would identify a number of qualified candidates and I think we found someone in Mike who will fill this role seamlessly,” said Titans COO Steve Underwood. “Mike stood out to us for the variety of roles that he has experienced through his sports career and the ability to excel in those roles - whether it was as an undrafted player reaching the Pro Bowl level or being part of a football operation at two different NFL teams that have a great deal of success. I have no doubt that his success will continue as he takes over our General Manager post.”
In Seattle, Reinfeldt last held the title of Vice President of Football Administration and was responsible for player contract negotiations, salary cap management, player evaluations and numerous aspects of the day-to-day football operations. In eight seasons at Green Bay, he served a number of roles, including Chief Financial Officer for three years (1991-93) and adding the title of VP of Administration from 1994-98. Reinfeldt was instrumental in bringing general manager Ron Wolf to the Packers in 1991. When Mike Holmgren left the Packers for Seattle, he handpicked Reinfeldt to join him with the Seahawks.
Reinfeldt was a safety for the Oilers franchise from 1976-83, earning Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors in 1979. He ranks seventh on the club’s career interception list with 26 and matched the team record for interceptions in a season with 12 in 1979. Reinfeldt started 102 consecutive games as the franchise reached the height of the “Luv Ya Blue” era and the team advanced to two AFC Championship games. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, originally signing with the Oakland Raiders and playing in two games before being cut and signed by the Oilers.
Before joining the Packers in 1991, Reinfeldt spent three years (1988-90) at the University of Southern California as the associate athletic director and spent another three years (1985-88) with the Los Angeles Raiders as the Chief Financial Officer. He earned an MBA in management and finance at Houston Baptist University.
The 53-year old Reinfeldt and his wife, Susan, have two children – Jared Michael and Elise Marie.
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NASHVILLE, TENN. - The Tennessee Titans hired former Oilers all-pro safety Mike Reinfeldt as the team’s new general manager. Reinfeldt joins the Titans after spending seven seasons with the Seattle Seahawks.
Reinfeldt has built an impressive resume during his career in sports, gaining 21 years of experience as a front office executive and another eight as an NFL player. In his 14 years split between Seattle and Green Bay, the teams he was associated with won a combined six division titles, made eight playoff appearances, four NFC Championship game appearances, three Super Bowl appearances, one world title (1996), amassed 11 winning seasons and 131 regular season wins.
“I am very pleased that we were able to bring a former Oiler back home to our organization,” said Titans owner K.S. “Bud” Adams, Jr. “He was a fabulous player for us, has been an outstanding football man at Seattle and Green Bay and I have every confidence that he will do a great job here as well. He has helped two franchises win multiple titles over the last 15 years and that experience will be implemented here as he shapes the Titans.”
“I am pleased that we were able construct a thorough process that would identify a number of qualified candidates and I think we found someone in Mike who will fill this role seamlessly,” said Titans COO Steve Underwood. “Mike stood out to us for the variety of roles that he has experienced through his sports career and the ability to excel in those roles - whether it was as an undrafted player reaching the Pro Bowl level or being part of a football operation at two different NFL teams that have a great deal of success. I have no doubt that his success will continue as he takes over our General Manager post.”
In Seattle, Reinfeldt last held the title of Vice President of Football Administration and was responsible for player contract negotiations, salary cap management, player evaluations and numerous aspects of the day-to-day football operations. In eight seasons at Green Bay, he served a number of roles, including Chief Financial Officer for three years (1991-93) and adding the title of VP of Administration from 1994-98. Reinfeldt was instrumental in bringing general manager Ron Wolf to the Packers in 1991. When Mike Holmgren left the Packers for Seattle, he handpicked Reinfeldt to join him with the Seahawks.
Reinfeldt was a safety for the Oilers franchise from 1976-83, earning Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors in 1979. He ranks seventh on the club’s career interception list with 26 and matched the team record for interceptions in a season with 12 in 1979. Reinfeldt started 102 consecutive games as the franchise reached the height of the “Luv Ya Blue” era and the team advanced to two AFC Championship games. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, originally signing with the Oakland Raiders and playing in two games before being cut and signed by the Oilers.
Before joining the Packers in 1991, Reinfeldt spent three years (1988-90) at the University of Southern California as the associate athletic director and spent another three years (1985-88) with the Los Angeles Raiders as the Chief Financial Officer. He earned an MBA in management and finance at Houston Baptist University.
The 53-year old Reinfeldt and his wife, Susan, have two children – Jared Michael and Elise Marie.
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