Locked On Seahawks (6/9/20) - Seahawks Add Decorated Executive to Front Office

Former top draft pick as well as long-time Packers executive Alonzo Highsmith will be taking a key role in Seattle, reuniting with general manager John Schneider.

Corbin K. Smith | Jun 9, 2020

After serving as a consultant this spring, Alonzo Highsmith has been named personnel executive for the Seahawks, adding the decorated long-time Packers scout to the front office and reuniting him with general manager John Schneider. Locked On Seahawks hosts Corbin Smith and Rob Rang discuss the impact of Highsmith's arrival, revisit the Seahawks disappointing 1989 campaign, and break down the next five players on the Top 100 Seahawks countdown, including two unheralded defenders from the early 1990s.

Published Jun 9, 2020

CORBIN K. SMITH

Graduating from Manchester College in 2012, Smith began his professional career as a high school Economics teacher in Indianapolis and launched his own NFL website covering the Seahawks as a hobby. After teaching and coaching high school football for five years, he transitioned to a full-time sports reporter in 2017, writing for USA Today's Seahawks Wire while continuing to produce the Legion of 12 podcast. He joined the Arena Group in August 2018 and also currently hosts the daily Locked On Seahawks podcast with Rob Rang and Nick Lee. Away from his coverage of the Seahawks and the NFL, Smith dabbles in standup comedy, is a heavy metal enthusiast and previously performed as lead vocalist for a metal band, and enjoys distance running and weight lifting. A habitual commuter, he resides with his wife Natalia in Colorado and spends extensive time reporting from his second residence in the Pacific Northwest.