Shaun Herock is an
American football
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executive who is the Personnel Advisor for the
Las Vegas Raiders of the
National Football League
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(NFL). He previously served as an assistant director of college scouting for the
Green Bay Packers
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and director of college scouting for the
Oakland Raiders
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. He also served as the interim
general manager
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of the Raiders for the
2018 season after the team fired general manager
Reggie McKenzie.
College career
During college Herock played
center and
offensive tackle
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for the
Richmond Spiders football team.
Executive career
Atlanta Falcons
Herock served as an intern the scouting department of the
Atlanta Falcons
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.
Green Bay Packers
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
In May 2012, he joined his former colleague
Reggie McKenzie in Oakland. 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
Michael Francis Mayock (born August 14, 1958) is a former American football executive and former player who served as the general manager of the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) from 2019 to 2021. Mayock was a safety with ...
and as director of college scouting by Jim Abrams.
Cleveland Browns
Herock was hired by the
Cleveland Browns
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in a personnel role in June 2019. He was promoted to national scout on May 29, 2020.
Las Vegas Raiders
In February 2022, Herock returned to the Raiders, now based in Las Vegas. Herock's new position is personnel advisor to new general manager
Dave Ziegler
David "Dave" Ziegler (born September 7, 1977) is an American football executive who is general manager of the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Ziegler previously served in various roles for the New England Patriots event ...
.
Personal life
Born in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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, Herock is a graduate of the
University of Richmond.
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References
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Living people
Cleveland Browns executives
Cleveland Browns scouts
Green Bay Packers executives
Green Bay Packers scouts
Oakland Raiders executives
People from De Pere, Wisconsin
People from Forsyth, Georgia
Players of American football from Pittsburgh
Richmond Spiders football players
Sportspeople from Pittsburgh
Year of birth missing (living people)