John Idzik, Jr.
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| Position: | Special assistant |
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| Date of birth: | 1961 (age 55–56) |
| Place of birth: | Detroit, Michigan |
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| College: | Dartmouth & Duke |
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John Idzik Jr. (born 1961) is a consultant for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He is the former general manager of the New York Jets. He was named to the position on January 18, 2013 after spending the previous six seasons in the Seattle Seahawks front office as the vice president of football administration. His father, John Idzik, was also a coach in the National Football League (notably he was an assistant coach with the Jets under Walt Michaels) and the CFL.
Idzik began his career as a coach in 1982 when he was named the wide receivers coach at the State University of New York at Buffalo. In 1990, he moved on to become the offensive backfield coach for the Aberdeen Oilers (Scotland) of the British American Football League. He would become a graduate assistant coach at Duke University, where he assisted with the offensive line and running backs for the 1991-92 seasons.
In 1993, he entered the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers organization and would go on to spend 11 years with the franchise, first as a Pro Personnel Assistant, being elevated to Director of Football Administration in 1996, and became the Assistant General Manager in 2001. During his tenure, the Buccaneers would win their first Super Bowl championship in 2002.
After his tenure with the Buccaneers, he spent three seasons working as the Senior Director of Football Operations for the Arizona Cardinals organization.
Idzik joined the Seattle Seahawks organization on February 16, 2007. With Seattle, Idzik was in charge of overseeing player negotiations, the team's compliance with the NFL salary cap, player personnel transactions, all football operations budgets, staff and team contracts, and most aspects of the day-to-day football operations while also remaining active in player evaluations. During this time, he also served as the club's primary liaison to the NFL Office and represented the club at league meetings.
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