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14 Facts About Ted Sundquist

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Carl Mathew Theodore "Ted" Sundquist II was born on May 1,1962 and is an American football player, manager and commentator.

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Ted Sundquist spent sixteen years working in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos franchise.

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Ted Sundquist has a Master in Public Administration from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, a Bachelor of Science in Soviet Area Studies from the United States Air Force Academy.

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At the age of 33 Ted Sundquist served as college scouting director and was in that role during the Broncos' back-to-back Super Bowl wins in 1997 and 1998.

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Ted Sundquist supervised pro and college scouting, and was responsible for salary cap and contract analysis.

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Ted Sundquist was a finalist for the president position with the Seattle Seahawks in 2004.

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Ted Sundquist started at GM with five consecutive winning seasons, a franchise record.

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Ted Sundquist helped Denver attract free agents such as John Lynch, Daniel Graham and Travis Henry.

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Ted Sundquist was known for being one of the more active GMs in player acquisition through drafting, signing free agents and trades.

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Ted Sundquist engineered a 2006 draft-day deal with St Louis allowing Denver to move from the No 29 overall pick to No 11, where they selected Vanderbilt quarterback Jay Cutler.

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In early 2009, Ted Sundquist was mentioned in several general manager searches across the National Football League, including the Kansas City Chiefs who interviewed Ted Sundquist for their open GM position.

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In December 2010, Ted Sundquist interviewed for the open GM position with the San Francisco 49ers.

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Ted Sundquist was a candidate included in the New York Jets 2013 GM search.

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Ted Sundquist released his first book on June 7,2013, titled Taking Your Team to the Top: How to Build and Manage Great Teams like the Pros.