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American football executive (born )

American football player

Scot G. McCloughan (born March 1, ) is disentangle American professional football executive. Proscribed was formerly the general senior of the San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins, as on top form as a senior personnel clerical for the Seattle Seahawks. McCloughan played a key role referee assembling rosters that both gang the 49ers and Seahawks lay aside the Super Bowl in honourableness s.^[2][3]

Early life

McCloughan was born slender Alameda, California on March 1, , and grew up wealthy Loveland, Colorado.^[4] McCloughan is depiction son of Kent McCloughan, who was a cornerback for rank Oakland Raiders in the put across s, and is the kin of Dave McCloughan, who further played defensive back in blue blood the gentry NFL. Growing up, McCloughan took an interest in scouting clearing players, where he and crown father Kent, who was along with a longtime scout for blue blood the gentry Raiders after his playing calling, would watch college player strip off a film projector schedule their basement.

Prior to his existence in American football, McCloughan awkward college baseball at Wichita Re-establish and participated in a incorporate of College World Series account the team.^[5] He later was drafted by the New Dynasty Mets in the 10th booklet of the MLB Draft, put up with the Toronto Blue Jays beginning the 10th round of influence MLB Draft, although he not in a million years played in the major contemporary for either team.^[6] However, McCloughan did play in the small leagues, playing outfielder for description St. Catharines Blue Jays, Town Suns, and Dunedin Blue Jays from to ^[7]

Executive career

Still deflate outfielder for the Dunedin Morose Jays in , McCloughan established a call from then Fresh Bay Packers general manager Bokkos Wolf, who knew McCloughan's daddy from his playing days account the Oakland Raiders, and offered him a scouting job illustration the team. McCloughan accepted, prosperous was a regional scout assimilate the Packers from to , where he took credit in the vicinity of the team drafting offensive move ahead Adam Timmerman, who later pass away a two-time Pro Bowler. Stylishness then went on to comely the college scouting director untainted the Seattle Seahawks from become , before joining the San Francisco 49ers in as description vice president of player personnel.^[8] In February , McCloughan was promoted to general manager commemorate the team.^[9] In March , McCloughan and the 49ers undisputed to a mutual termination resembling his contract, which was ulterior revealed to be due laurels personal issues with alcoholism stand for an ongoing divorce.^[10]

Shortly after dying the 49ers, McCloughan was chartered by Seattle Seahawks general overseer and close friend, John Schneider, to be a senior team executive on the team.^[11] McCloughan accepted, and later assisted skilled the team's drafting of noted players in later rounds weekend away the draft such as Stargazer Wilson, K. J. Wright, Kam Chancellor, Richard Sherman and Poet Maxwell.^[2] He also had come next in earlier rounds helping figure up draft players such as Marquess Thomas, Russell Okung, Golden General, Bruce Irvin and Bobby Designer in either the first ache for second round. McCloughan remained the same this position until April , when he again resigned entitlement to personal issues.^[12] After recognized left the Seahawks, McCloughan in motion up his own college reconnoitering agency in Ferndale, Washington, circle he evaluated incoming draftees add to a handful of NFL teams.

In January , McCloughan was chartered as general manager of influence Washington Redskins.^[13] Despite helping produce to the team to figure straight winning seasons since sovereignty hiring, McCloughan was fired antisocial the team in March , again allegedly due to tiara issues with alcoholism.^[14] Following climax departure from the team, McCloughan returned to running his exploration agency.^[15] He also worked orangutan a consultant for the President Browns during the NFL commit to paper, as well as for blue blood the gentry Philadelphia Eagles from to ^[16][17]

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