- Randy Mueller
NFL PlayerCoach
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Birthplace=flagicon|USASt. Maries, Idaho
College=Linfield College
Position=General Manager
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coachingyears=
1983-1989
1990-1994
1995-1999
2000-2001
2005-2007
coachingteams=Seattle Seahawks
Assistant in Pro Personnel
Player Personnel Director
Vice President/Football OperationsNew Orleans Saints
General ManagerMiami Dolphins
General ManagerRandy Mueller (born in
St. Maries, Idaho ) is an executive in theNational Football League , most recently as general manager for theMiami Dolphins andNew Orleans Saints .cite web|author=Jeff Darlington|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/362372.html|title=Dolphins GM Mueller is fired|publisher=The Miami Herald|accessdate=2007-12-31] He has over two decades of NFL front office experience.College career
Mueller played quarterback for
Linfield College inMcMinnville, Oregon . As a senior in 1982, he led his team to the NAIA Division II national championship and was named Most Valuable Player of the title game.Pro career
eattle Seahawks
Mueller began his front office career in 1983 as an assistant in pro personnel with the
Seattle Seahawks . He was promoted the position of Player Personnel Director in 1990 - a position he held until 1995. At that time he was promoted to Vice President of Football Operations and held that post through 1999. Mueller selectedFlorida State offensive tackle Walter Jones with the sixth-overall pick in the1997 NFL Draft .New Orleans Saints and ESPN
In 2000, Mueller became General Manager of Football Operations for the
New Orleans Saints . During his first year with the team, the Saints won the NFC West title and went on to win their first playoff game in franchise history. As a result, he was namedSporting News NFL Executive of the Year in 2000.In 2002, Mueller traded running back
Ricky Williams and the team's fourth-round selection in the2002 NFL Draft to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for their first- and fourth-round picks in 2002 and a conditional third-round pick in the2003 NFL Draft , which became a first-round pick after Williams ran for over 1,800 yards in his first season with the Dolphins.From 2002 to 2005, Mueller served as an NFL analyst for
ESPN .Miami Dolphins
On
June 6 , 2005 Mueller was hired as the general manager for the Miami Dolphins. Because then head coachNick Saban had the final say on all roster moves, unlike most NFL general managers Mueller did not have control over player personnel decisions. After Saban's departure in January 2007, Mueller's authority increased as he took over responsibility for player personnel decisions. Mueller was also heavily involved in the team's search for its next head coach and eventual hiring ofSan Diego Chargers offensive coordinatorCam Cameron . OnJune 26 , 2007 Mueller signed a contract extension that was expected to keep him with the team as general manager through at least2009 cite web | title = Dolphins extend GM Randy Mueller's contract | work = Sun-Sentinel.com | url = http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-dolgm062807,0,6074423.story?coll=sfla-dolphins-front | accessdate = 26 June | accessyear = 2007 ] . Mueller was also to receive a salary adjustment, details of which were not publicly unavailablecite web | title = Dolphins extend GM Randy Mueller's contract | work = Sun-Sentinel.com | url = http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-dolgm062807,0,6074423.story?coll=sfla-dolphins-front | accessdate = 26 June | accessyear = 2007 ] . OnDecember 31 , 2007 ESPN.com reported that Bill Parcells had fired Mueller. cite web|url= http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3174839|title=Parcells fires Mueller, to meet with Cameron Tuesday |accessdate=16 Jan |accessyear=2008 |author= |date=1 January |year=2008 |month= |publisher=espn.com news services ]an Diego Chargers
Mueller joins the
San Diego Chargers on April 29, 2008 as senior executive. cite web|url=http://www.chargers.com/news/press-releases/press-release-2008042978473.php|title=Chargers lose Nix to retirement; add Mueller|accessdate=30 April|accessyear=2008]Personal
Mueller and his wife Lori have a daughter named Riley. His brother,
Rick Mueller , is Director of Player Personnel with theNew Orleans Saints .References
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