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Lee Gissendaner

American football executive

American football player

Lee Gissendaner
Green Bay Packers
Position:	Player personnel executive
Personal information
Born:	(1971-10-25) October 25, 1971 (age 52) Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Stow (OH)
College:	Northwestern
NFL draft:	1994 / Round: 6 / Pick: 187
Career history
As a player:
Toronto Argonauts (1995) Scottish Claymores (1996)
As a coach:
Kent State (1997) Graduate assistant
As an executive:
Green Bay Packers (1998–2000) National scouting service representative Green Bay Packers (2001–2014) Area scout New York Jets (2015–2017) Area scout Green Bay Packers (2018–present) Player personnel executive

Career highlights and awards
Big Ten Most Valuable Player (1992) First-team All-Big Ten (1992)

Lee Gissendaner (born October 25, 1971) is the player personnel executive for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) since 2018. Previously he served as a scout with the Green Bay Packers for 17 years (1998–2014), before joining the New York Jets with the same position from 2015 to 2017.^[1]

Gissendaner is a former American and Canadian football wide receiver in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and World League of American Football (WLAF). He was selected by the Houston Oilers in the sixth round of the 1994 NFL draft,^[2] but did not appear in an NFL games. He also played for the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL and the Scottish Claymores of the WLAF. Gissendaner played college football at Northwestern, winning the Big Ten Most Valuable Player in 1992.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Butchko, John (2015-05-23). "Jets Hire Former Packers Scout Lee Gissendaner". Gang Green Nation. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
^ A Trophy Case // Heisman Winner at Northwestern? Gissendaner Has the Credentials
^ "Past Silver Football winners". Chicago Tribune. April 26, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.