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Director of College Scouting
John Dorsey, now in his 17th year in the NFL's player personnel world, this season enjoys year eight as the Packers' director of college scouting -- his third tenure in Green Bay.
An effective player for the Packers during the 1980s, Dorsey oversees the college side of Green Bay's scouting operations, and also is actively involved in the area of pro personnel.
Brought back to the team as director of college scouting on May 8, 2000, by then-Executive Vice President/General Manager Ron Wolf, Dorsey earlier had been a key component in Green Bay's personnel operations for nine highly successful years. First hired as a college scout in May of 1991 with a focus on linebackers, he was retained by Wolf the following year and, ultimately, was promoted to head up the Packers' college scouting department Feb. 27, 1997, succeeding John Math, who retired.
Hired as director of player personnel for the Seattle Seahawks on Jan. 26, 1999, as he followed former Packers coach Mike Holmgren to the West Coast, Dorsey resigned that position just over a year later, leaving shortly after the 2000 NFL Draft.
The 47-year-old Dorsey earlier had scouted the midlands and southwest territories for Green Bay before focusing on the all-important southeast region in the final years of his second Packers tenure.
Selected by Green Bay in the fourth round of the 1984 draft, beginning his initial Packers employment, Dorsey played five seasons for the team (1984-88) at linebacker and on special teams before spending a final year on injured reserve in 1989. He totaled 130 tackles as a pro, in addition to two fumble recoveries and one pass defensed. Dorsey led Green Bay's special teams in solo tackles in three of his first four seasons, a level of play which helped earn him selection as the Packers' special teams captain. Possessor of a streak of 76 consecutive non-strike games played, Dorsey saw that string end when he suffered a freak knee injury in pre-game warmups of the team's '89 season opener.
A four-year starter at the University of Connecticut (1980-83), Dorsey was named 'Defensive Player of the Year' in the Yankee Conference during each of his final two collegiate seasons, also earning Division I-AA All-America recognition as a senior. In 1998, he was selected to the school's 100th Anniversary All-Time Football Team. In 2002, he was inducted into the Anne Arundel (Md.) County Sports Hall of Fame. He graduated with bachelor's degrees in economics and political science.
Heavily involved in the community throughout his playing career, especially with the Wisconsin Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, he was voted as the Packers' 'Man of the Year' in 1987 for his civic contributions. He currently serves on the board of 65 Roses. At the professional level, he is on the board of directors for National Football Scouting and is a former member of the NFL College Advisory Committee. Dorsey also is the only NFL voting member of the Harris Interactive College Football Poll.
Born in Leonardtown, Md., Dorsey and his wife, Patricia A. Sexton-Dorsey, reside in De Pere, Wis. He also is the father of two sons, Bryant, 20, and Austin, 16.
In his spare time, Dorsey enjoys water skiing, reading and running - having completed two marathons.
DORSEY AT A GLANCE
- Has served three tenures in Green Bay: first as a player (1984-88); second as a college scout (1991-1997) and director of college scouting (1997-98); and third as the current director of college scouting (2000-present).
- Serves on the NFL College Advisory Committee.
- A linebacker during his playing days, was a fourth-round pick of the Packers in 1984, enjoying a five-year career in Green Bay.
- A four-year starter at Connecticut (1980-83), was named 'Defensive Player of the Year' in the Yankee Conference each of his final two collegiate seasons, also earning Division I-AA All-America recognition as a senior. Is a member of the school's 100th Anniversary All-Time Football Team, selected in 1998.