Rob Davis (gridiron football)

Rob Davis

Davis at Lambeau Field in 2015
Green Bay Packers
Position:	Director of organizational development and diversity, equity, and inclusion
Personal information
Born:	(1968-12-10) December 10, 1968 (age 55) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	284 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school:	Eleanor Roosevelt (Greenbelt, Maryland)
College:	Shippensburg
Undrafted:	1993
Career history
As a player:
New York Jets (1993–1994)* Baltimore Stallions (1995) Kansas City Chiefs (1996)* Chicago Bears (1996) Green Bay Packers (1997–2007)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Dallas Cowboys (2020–2022) Assistant head coach
As an executive:
Green Bay Packers (2008–2017) Director of player development Green Bay Packers (2023–present) Director of organizational development and diversity, equity, and inclusion
Career highlights and awards Grey Cup champion (1995) Career NFL statistics Games played: 183 Total tackles: 34 Forced fumbles: 1 Fumble recoveries: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference Robert Emmett Davis (born December 10, 1968) is an American former professional football long snapper in the National Football League (NFL) who is the director of organizational development and diversity, equity, and inclusion for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. He was originally signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 1993. He played college football at Shippensburg. Davis was also a member of the Baltimore Stallions, Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers during his career. He played the 11 seasons with the Packers before retiring following the 2007 season and joining the organization's front office. Early life Davis attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland and was a letterman in football and wrestling. Rob Davis graduated from Eleanor Roosevelt High School in 1986. [1] College career Davis attended Shippensburg University, where he started as defensive tackle. He graduated in 1992 with a degree in criminal justice. He is one of only five Shippensburg alumni to play in the NFL. [1] [2] Professional career Early career Davis was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Jets, but failed to make the team's roster. In 1995 Davis played in the Canadian Football League with the Baltimore Stallions. He was the team's starting long snapper. In 1996 Davis was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs, but he was cut before the season started. The Chicago Bears signed him that year and Davis played all 16 games as a long snapper. [1] Green Bay Packers In 1997 the Green Bay Packers signed Rob Davis as a free agent. He started the final seven games of the season, as well as the playoffs and Super Bowl XXXII. Davis was the last remaining Packers player aside from Brett Favre who played in Super Bowl XXXII, and was also one of three Player Representatives for the National Football League Players Association on the Packers roster. [3] Davis officially retired from the NFL on March 26, 2008. [4] Post-playing career Upon retiring from the NFL, Davis joined the Packers' staff as Director of Player Development. [4] While working with the Packers, he earned his master's degree in Applied Leadership for Teaching & Learning at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in 2013. [5] Davis worked for Pierce Manufacturing- an industry leader in fire apparatus. Rob helps lead the company's People First culture efforts as senior director of people and culture. Davis also coached Defensive Line at St. Norbert College, with an added focus on Player Development. Davis left the Oshkosh Corporation in January 2020 to join former Packers head coach Mike McCarthy with the Dallas Cowboys organization. Davis was among five Cowboys coaches let go at the conclusion of the 2022 season. [6] References Justice, Richard (January 23, 1998). "Packers' Rob Davis is a Long Way From Home". The Washington Post. Pro Football Reference.com "NFL Players Association - About Us - Player Representatives". Archived from the original on February 8, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2006. Davis announces retirement, joins staff - Packers Blog Archived 2008-03-28 at the Wayback Machine "UW-Green Bay Continues to Seek Ways to Better Serve the Region - Inside UW-Green Bay News". July 14, 2010. Nick Selbe (January 25, 2023). "Cowboys fire five assistant coaches in wake of playoff ouster". SI. Retrieved January 26, 2023. External links Shippensburg Football Tribute Page Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine Green Bay Packers bio This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.