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Shaun Herock

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Shaun Herock
Las Vegas Raiders
Position:Personnel Advisor
Personal information
Born:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
College:Richmond
Career history
As an executive:
Career highlights and awards

Shaun Herock is an American football executive who is a personnel advisor for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant director of college scouting for the Green Bay Packers and director of college scouting for the Oakland Raiders. Herock also served as the Raiders' interim general manager in 2018 after the team fired general manager Reggie McKenzie.

College career

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During college Herock played center and offensive tackle for the Richmond Spiders football team.

Executive career

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Atlanta Falcons

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Herock served as an intern the scouting department of the Atlanta Falcons.

Green Bay Packers

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In 1994, he was hired by the Packers after having served as an intern for them as well, and ascended to the assistant director's spot in 2001.

Oakland Raiders

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In May 2012, he joined his former colleague Reggie McKenzie in Oakland.[1] He was the second Herock to have worked for the Raiders, following his father Ken. On December 10, 2018, Herock was named interim general manager after the dismissal of Reggie McKenzie. Following the season, he was not retained in either capacity by the Raiders and was replaced as general manager by Mike Mayock and as director of college scouting by Jim Abrams.

Cleveland Browns

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Herock was hired by the Cleveland Browns in a personnel role in June 2019.[2] He was promoted to national scout on May 29, 2020.[3]

Las Vegas Raiders

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In February 2022, Herock returned to the Raiders, now based in Las Vegas. Herock's new position was personnel advisor to new general manager Dave Ziegler.

Personal life

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Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Herock is a graduate of the University of Richmond.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Williamson, Bill (May 2, 2012). "Schefter: Raiders hire top scout". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  2. ^ Alper, Josh (June 4, 2019). "Report: Browns adding Shaun Herock to personnel department". NBCSports.com. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Gribble, Andrew (May 29, 2020). "Browns announce new additions, promotions on player personnel staff". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Green Bay Packers: Shaun Herock". www.packers.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010.