Source: Highsmith leaving Seahawks for Miami

Seattle Seahawks scouting govt Alonzo Highsmith has accepted a place at his alma mater, the College of Miami, a supply confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday.

Highsmith would be the Hurricanes’ basic supervisor of soccer operations, as was first reported by the South Florida Solar-Sentinel. The Miami native returns to this system he starred for as a fullback from 1983 to 1986. A member of the College of Miami Sports activities Corridor of Fame, Highsmith completed his school profession with 2,935 all-purpose yards and 25 touchdowns, one coming within the 1984 Orange Bowl victory over Nebraska that earned Miami the 1983 nationwide championship.

He was drafted third general by the Houston Oilers in 1987 and in addition performed for the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers throughout a six-year NFL profession.

Highsmith, 57, spent the previous two years within the Seahawks’ entrance workplace, most lately holding the title of senior govt advisor to the final supervisor. He was the Cleveland Browns’ vp of participant personnel from 2018 to 2019 and beforehand spent 19 seasons within the Inexperienced Bay Packers’ scouting division, the place he labored carefully with present Seahawks GM John Schneider.

Highsmith turns into the newest high-ranking scout to depart Seattle’s entrance workplace in current seasons. The others are Carolina Panthers GM Scott Fitterer, Panthers assistant GM Dan Morgan (who initially left for the Buffalo Payments) and Indianapolis Colts assistant GM Ed Dodds.