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Position: | Personnel executive | ||
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Born: | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | November 4, 1973||
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High school: | John F. Kennedy Catholic (Burien, Washington) | ||
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Scott Patrick Fitterer (born November 4, 1973) is an American professional football personnel executive for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He began his executive career as a part-time scout with the New York Giants in 1998 and worked in various executive roles with the Seattle Seahawks throughout the 2000s and 2010s. Fitterer served as general manager of the Carolina Panthers from 2021 to 2023, joining the Commanders in 2024 after being dismissed by the Panthers.
Fitterer was born on November 4, 1973, in Seattle, Washington, later attending John F. Kennedy Catholic High School in Burien, Washington. He played college football and baseball for the UCLA Bruins in 1993 and as a relief pitcher for the LSU Tigers in 1995. [1] Fitterer was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 22nd round of the 1995 MLB draft and spent three years in the minor leagues with the St. Catharines Blue Jays, Hagerstown Suns, and Dunedin Blue Jays before shoulder problems ended his career. [2]
Fitterer began his executive career in the NFL with the New York Giants as an area scout in 1998.
In 2001, Fitterer was hired by the Seattle Seahawks as an area scout. In 2011, he was promoted to director of college scouting. In 2016, Fitterer was promoted to co-director of player personnel. In 2020, he was promoted again vice president of football operations. [3]
On January 14, 2021, Fitterer was named the general manager of the Carolina Panthers. [4] On January 8, 2024, Fitterer was fired from the Panthers.
Fitterer was hired as a personnel executive for the Washington Commanders on July 15, 2024. [5]
Fitterer is married to Cherish and they have two children, a daughter Ella and a son Cole. [6]
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