Brian Gutekunst

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Brian Gutekunst
Green Bay Packers
Position: General manager
Personal information
Born: (1973-07-19) July 19, 1973 (age 50)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Career information
College: Wisconsin–La Crosse (1993–1994)
Career history
As a coach:
As an executive:
Career highlights and awards
Executive profile at PFR

Brian Willis Gutekunst (born July 19, 1973) is an American football executive who is the general manager for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He joined the team in 1998 and served as a scout and assistant executive before being promoted to general manager in 2018.

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Biography

Gutekunst was born on July 19, 1973, in Raleigh, North Carolina. [1] His father, John Gutekunst, was the head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team. Gutekunst attended the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. During his time there, he played defensive back on the football team before suffering a career-ending shoulder injury. Afterwards, he served as an assistant coach with the team, including during their 1995 Division III National Championship season.

Scouting career

Gutekunst spent most of the 1998 NFL season with the Kansas City Chiefs as a scouting assistant. He then joined the Packers as a college scout for the East Coast of the United States. Gutekunst assumed his position as director of college scouting in 2012. He was promoted to director of player personnel in March 2016. In January 2018, Packers general manager Ted Thompson, who had been recently diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disorder, assumed a reduced role and named Gutekunst to the position after interviewing other internal candidates. [2]

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References

  1. "Brian Gutekunst". Green Bay Packers. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  2. Wesseling, Chris. "Packers hiring Brian Gutekunst as general manager". NFL.com. Retrieved January 7, 2018.