Ruston Webster

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Ruston Webster
Atlanta Falcons
Position:Scout
Personal information
Born: (1962-09-30) September 30, 1962 (age 60)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Career information
College: Mississippi
Career history
As an executive:
  • Southwestern Louisiana (1985)
    • Graduate assistant
  • Alabama (1986)
    • Graduate assistant
  • Tulsa (1987)
    • Graduate assistant
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1988–2005)
    • Regional college scout (1988)
    • Director of pro personnel (1989–1991)
    • Scout (1992–2000)
    • Director of college scouting (2001–2004)
    • Director of player personnel (2005)
  • Seattle Seahawks (2006–2009)
    • Vice president of player personnel
  • Tennessee Titans (2010–2015)
    • Vice president of player personnel (2010-2011)
    • General manager (2012–2015)
  • Atlanta Falcons (2016–present)
    • Scout
Career highlights and awards
Executive profile at PFR

Ruston Rials Webster [1] (born September 30, 1962) [2] is an American football scout for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). [3] He previously served as general manager of the Tennessee Titans. [4] During his time with the Seattle Seahawks, Webster also served as the vice president of player personnel under general manager Tim Ruskell. His career began with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he started as a scout. [5]

He is a graduate of the University of Mississippi, and he and his wife, Gayle, have three children, a daughter, Hannah, and two sons, Jacob, and Drew. Ruston was born in Houston, Texas to Philip and Patricia Webster, while he was raised in Madison, Mississippi. [6]

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