14 Facts About Scot McCloughan

Scot G McCloughan was born on March 1,1971 and is an American professional football executive.

Scot McCloughan was formerly the general manager of the San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins, as well as a senior personnel executive for the Seattle Seahawks.

Scot McCloughan was born in Alameda, California on March 1,1971, and grew up in Loveland, Colorado.

Scot McCloughan later was drafted by the New York Mets in the 10th round of the 1989 MLB Draft, and the Toronto Blue Jays in the 10th round of the 1992 MLB Draft, although he never played in the major league for either team.

However, Scot McCloughan did play in the minor leagues, playing outfielder for the St Catharines Blue Jays, Hagerstown Suns, and Dunedin Blue Jays from 1992 to 1994.

Still an outfielder for the Dunedin Blue Jays in 1994, Scot McCloughan received a call from then Green Bay Packers general manager Ron Wolf, who knew Scot McCloughan's father from his playing days with the Oakland Raiders, and offered him a scouting job on the team.

Scot McCloughan accepted, and was a regional scout for the Packers from 1994 to 1999, where he took credit for the team drafting offensive guard Adam Timmerman, who later become a two-time Pro Bowler.

Scot McCloughan then went on to becoming the college scouting director for the Seattle Seahawks from 2000 to 2004, before joining the San Francisco 49ers in 2005 as the vice president of player personnel.

In February 2008, Scot McCloughan was promoted to general manager of the team.

Shortly after leaving the 49ers, Scot McCloughan was hired by Seattle Seahawks general manager and close friend, John Schneider, to be a senior personnel executive on the team.

Scot McCloughan had success in earlier rounds helping to draft players such as Earl Thomas, Russell Okung, Golden Tate, Bruce Irvin and Bobby Wagner in either the first or second round.

Scot McCloughan remained in this position until April 2014, when he again resigned due to personal issues.

In January 2015, Scot McCloughan was hired as general manager of the Washington Redskins.

Scot McCloughan worked as a consultant for the Cleveland Browns during the 2018 NFL draft, as well as for the Philadelphia Eagles from 2017 to 2019.