John Dorsey (American football)

John Dorsey
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John Dorsey in 2019
Detroit Lions
Position:Senior personnel executive
Personal information
Born: (1960-08-30) August 30, 1960 (age 64)
Leonardtown, Maryland, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Fork Union Military Academy (VA)
College:Connecticut
NFL draft:1984 / round: 4 / pick: 99
Career history
As a player:
As an executive:
Executive profile at Pro Football Reference
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

John Michael Dorsey (born August 30, 1960) is an American football executive and former player who is a senior personnel executive for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as general manager of the Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs.[1][2] He is a former National Football League player for the Green Bay Packers, and later served in the Packers' scouting department for more than two decades, including director of college scouting from 2000 to 2011.[3] He served as the Seattle Seahawks' director of player personnel in 1999, between two stints in Green Bay's front office.

  1. ^ "Browns name John Dorsey General Manager". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "Chiefs name John Dorsey new General Manager". KSHB-TV website. January 12, 2013. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "John Dorsey Director of College Scouting". packers.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2009.