Mike Reinfeldt
Encyclopedia
Michael Ray Reinfeldt is a former American football
safety who played 8 seasons in the National Football League
. Reinfeldt attended UWM
, and was the captain of the football team in 1974, the last year the school fielded a football team. While playing with the Houston Oilers, he was a roommate of Ted Thompson
, then an Oilers linebacker and currently the general manager for the Green Bay Packers
. February 12, 2007 he was named General Manager
of the NFL's Tennessee Titans
, an All-Pro
safety with the team from 1976-83 in Houston. He re-joined the franchise in 2007, after spending seven years with the Seattle Seahawks
.
In eight seasons at Green Bay, he served a number of roles, including Chief Financial Officer
for three years (1991–1993) and VP of Administration from 1994-1998. While with the Packers and under his financial leadership, the team’s cash reserves went from $4.5 million in 1991 to more than $50 million in 1998 and improved in revenues from 23rd in 1993 to ninth in 1997.
Before joining the Packers’ front office in 1991, Reinfeldt spent three years (1988–1990) at the University of Southern California
as the associate athletic director
and spent another three years (1985–1988) with the Los Angeles Raiders
as the Chief Financial Officer. He earned an MBA in management and finance at Houston Baptist University
.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
safety who played 8 seasons in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. Reinfeldt attended UWM
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee is Wisconsin's premier public urban university. It is a coed public research university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States. It is also the largest university in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and a member of the University of Wisconsin System...
, and was the captain of the football team in 1974, the last year the school fielded a football team. While playing with the Houston Oilers, he was a roommate of Ted Thompson
Ted Thompson
Ted Thompson is the current general manager of the NFL's Green Bay Packers. Thompson was named to the post on January 14, 2005, by Packers president and CEO Bob Harlan. Thompson took over the general manager duties from Mike Sherman, who had been serving as both head coach and general manager...
, then an Oilers linebacker and currently the general manager for the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
. February 12, 2007 he was named General Manager
General Manager (American football)
In the National Football League, the general manager or GM of a team typically controls player transactions and bears the primary responsibility on behalf of the team during contract discussions with players....
of the NFL's Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
, an All-Pro
All-Pro
All-Pro is a term mostly used in the NFL for the best players of each position during that season. It began as polls of sportswriters in the early 1920s...
safety with the team from 1976-83 in Houston. He re-joined the franchise in 2007, after spending seven years with the Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
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Biography
In Seattle, Reinfeldt last held the title of Vice President of Football Administration and was responsible for player contract negotiations, salary cap management, player evaluations and numerous aspects of the day-to-day football operations. He came to the Seahawks from the Packers in 1998.In eight seasons at Green Bay, he served a number of roles, including Chief Financial Officer
Chief financial officer
The chief financial officer or Chief financial and operating officer is a corporate officer primarily responsible for managing the financial risks of the corporation. This officer is also responsible for financial planning and record-keeping, as well as financial reporting to higher management...
for three years (1991–1993) and VP of Administration from 1994-1998. While with the Packers and under his financial leadership, the team’s cash reserves went from $4.5 million in 1991 to more than $50 million in 1998 and improved in revenues from 23rd in 1993 to ninth in 1997.
Before joining the Packers’ front office in 1991, Reinfeldt spent three years (1988–1990) at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
as the associate athletic director
Athletic director
An athletic director is an administrator at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic programs...
and spent another three years (1985–1988) with the Los Angeles Raiders
History of the Oakland Raiders
-Early years :A few months after the first AFL draft in 1959, the owners of the yet-unnamed Minneapolis franchise accepted an offer to join the established National Football League as an expansion team in 1961, sending the AFL scrambling for a replacement. At the time, Oakland seemed an unlikely...
as the Chief Financial Officer. He earned an MBA in management and finance at Houston Baptist University
Houston Baptist University
Houston Baptist University is a private Baptist institution founded in 1960. It is located in Greater Sharpstown in Houston, Texas near the Southwest Freeway.- History :...
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