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exeCutives & CoaChing Detroitlions.com Media.Detroitlions.com Jeremiah Washburn Assistant Offensive Line Years with Lions: 4 Years in NFL: 11 Jeremiah Washburn joined the Lions coaching staff as the assistant offensive line coach in 2009. Before coming to Detroit, he had spent six seasons working in the Baltimore Ravens player personnel department. Washburn was the Ravens’ area scout for the Southwest from 2005-08 and covered schools from the Big 12, SEC, WAC and Conference USA. He also assisted with the acquisition of rookie free agents following the draft. lions coaching highlights Detroit’s offensive line continues to be one of the top pass protecting lines in the NFL for an offense that has passed more than any other team the past three seasons (1,884 pass attempts). ‣ Over the past two seasons, Detroit has allowed 63 sacks (10th best in the NFL) while having the second most pass attempts (1,299) in the NFL. Their sacks-per-pass-play percentage during that span is 4.6 pct (7th best in the NFL). During his first two years in Baltimore (2003-04), Washburn was a player personnel assistant. He assisted in pro scouting, including some advance scouting of opponents, unrestricted free agents, NFL Europe and other free agents, and he also assisted the college scouting director in preparation for the NFL Draft. In 2002, Washburn entered the NFL as a football operations assistant with the Carolina Panthers. Washburn was a three-year guard at the University of Arkansas. He was an international economics major and was a graduate assistant for the Razorbacks’ athletic department while he earned his MBA. Washburn and his wife, Susan, have two daughters, Ally and Megan, and a son, Drew. washBurn' s Background Detroit Lions .......................................................................... 2009- Assistant Offensive Line ............................................................................2009- Baltimore Ravens ................................................................2003-08 Area Scout ............................................................................................... 2005-08 Player Personnel Assistant ................................................................. 2003-04 Carolina Panthers .....................................................................2002 Football Operations Assistant...................................................................2002 Arkansas............................................................................ 2000-01 Graduate Assistant ................................................................................ 2000-01 george yarno Offensive Line Years with Lions: 4 Years in NFL: 5 George Yarno enters his fourth season as Detroit’s offensive line coach. Prior to joining the Lions’ coaching staff, Yarno spent the 2008 season as the assistant offensive line coach with Tampa Bay after spending 17 years at the college level working with the offensive line. lions coaching highlights Detroit’s offensive line continues to be one of the top pass protecting lines in the NFL for an offense that has passed more than any other team the past three seasons (1,884 pass attempts). ‣ On 702 pass plays in 2011 (most in the NFL), Detroit allowed 36 sacks for a sacks-per-pass-play percentage of 5.1 (10th best in the NFL). ‣ Over the past two seasons, Detroit has allowed 63 sacks (10th best in the NFL) while having the second most pass attempts (1,299) in the NFL. Their sacks-per-pass-play percentage during that span is 4.6 (7th best in the NFL). ‣ In 2010, Detroit finished with a sacks-per-pass play percentage of 4.09, which was the third-lowest sacks per pass play percentage allowed by the Lions since 1960. From 2003-07, Yarno worked at his alma mater, Washington State, in his second stint as the school’s offensive line coach. During the 2003 season, he guided All-Pac-10 selections Josh Parrish (first team) and Calvin Armstrong (honorable mention) to become 2003 Holiday Bowl champions. Yarno began his coaching career with the Cougars from 1991-94. Over the course of his 17-year college coaching career, Yarno served as an offensive line coach at both LSU (2001-02), helping the team win an SEC title (2001) and at Arizona State (2000). Yarno also served as an assistant head coach/offensive line coach at Houston (1998-99) and as an offensive coordinator/offensive line coach at Idaho (1995-97). Prior to coaching, Yarno was a two-time Pac-10 conference honoree as a defensive lineman at Washington State (1975-79). In1979 he signed as a free agent with Tampa Bay where he played for five years (1979-1983). Yarno later joined the Denver Gold of the upstart USFL (1984-85) before returning to the Buccaneers (1985-87). Yarno finished out his NFL playing career with Atlanta (1988), Houston (1989) and Green Bay (1990). Born August 12, 1957, Yarno and his wife, Cindy, have three children, Josh, Adrianne and George. yarno' s Background Detroit Lions .......................................................................... 2009- Offensive Line ...............................................................................................2009- Tampa Bay Buccaneers .............................................................2008 Assistant Offensive Line ..............................................................................2008 Washington State............................................................... 2003-07 Offensive Line .......................................................................................... 2003-07 Louisiana State .................................................................. 2001-02 Offensive Line .......................................................................................... 2001-02 Arizona State ...........................................................................2000 Offensive Line .................................................................................................2000 Houston ..............................................................................1998-99 Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line ............................................... 1998-99 Idaho ................................................................................. 1995-97 Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line ................................................ 1995-97 Washington State............................................................... 1991-94 Offensive Line .......................................................................................... 1991-94
exeCutives & CoaChing Detroitlions.com Media.Detroitlions.com James harris Senior Personnel Executive Years with Lions: 4 sheldon White Vice President of Pro Personnel Years with Lions: 16 James Harris joined the Lions player personnel department after spending six seasons (2003-08) as the Jacksonville Jaguars Vice President of Player Personnel. While directing the Jaguars player personnel area, he oversaw all player acquisitions, including: college draft, free agency, undrafted player signings and the scouting of players in other professional leagues. Known affectionately as “Shack,” Harris has 37 years of NFL experience, with the past 25 years working in player personnel and scouting. Harris originally began his front office career in 1987 when he joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a scout, a position he would hold for six years (1987-92). He then moved on to the New York Jets and served as the team’s assistant general manager from 1993-96. In 1997, Harris was named the director of pro personnel for the Baltimore Ravens. He was a member of the Ravens’ player personnel department from 1997-2002, and he earned a Super Bowl ring with the Ravens as the team claimed a world championship with a victory in Super Bowl xxxV. In 1969, Harris was drafted by Buffalo in the eighth round of the draft—an achievement of its own right since he was just one of a few blacks ever drafted at quarterback at the time. He would play for the Bills from 1969-71, and he would become the first black in NFL history to open the season as a starting quarterback. Harris then played for Los Angeles from 1973-76. While with the Rams, he was the Pro Bowl MVP in 1975 after throwing two touchdowns in a 14-13 win over the AFC. In 1976, he led the NFC with an 89.8 passer rating, which included a 436-yard outing against the Miami Dolphins. He concluded his career in San Diego where he played for the Chargers from 1977-81. Harris has also impacted the community through the Shack Harris Doug Williams Foundation, which is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to creating opportunities for economically disadvantaged youth. The foundation, established in 2005 with fellow NFL quarterback pioneer and Grambling State alumnus Doug Williams, provides grants for after-school initiatives, leadership development, mentoring programs and minority higher education assistance. Harris’ front office work has been recognized by numerous organizations. For two years in a row (2003 and 2004), he was one of the top-50 most influential minorities in sports by Sports Illustrated, and in 2005 he received recognition as one of “the most powerful African Americans in sports” by Black Enterprise. In March 2006, he was awarded the Fritz Pollard Alliance’s Paul “Tank” Younger Award that recognized his efforts to level the playing field and improve life for minorities. In February 2007, William Rhoden featured Harris as a member of the Field Generals in ESPN’s “Third and a Mile: The Trials and Triumphs of the Black Quarterback.” Last year, Harris received the Onyx Awards Achievement in Sports by Onyx Magazine. Prior to being drafted in 1969, Harris played for one of college football’s most legendary coaches, Eddie Robinson, at Grambling State. During each of his four seasons (1965-68), the Tigers won or shared the SWAC title. He was named MVP of the 1967 Orange Blossom Classic and was named Pittsburgh Courier Player of the Year in 1968. As a legendary athlete and quarterback at Carroll High School in his hometown of Monroe, La., Harris received two-time All-State honors as he led Carroll to two unbeaten seasons and a state title. Harris and his wife, Vickie, have two sons, James and Aaron, and two daughters, Felicia and Ashley. Sheldon White is entering his 16th season with the Lions. He was promoted to Vice President of Pro Personnel April 30, 2009. During his first three years in the Lions personnel department, White fulfilled a myriad of roles: in 1997 as the team’s BLESTO area scout, in 1998 as an area scout and in 1999 working in both the college and pro scouting areas before becoming Director of Pro Personnel in 2000. In his current capacity as Vice President of Pro Personnel, White is involved in all player personnel matters and remains in constant communication with general manager Martin Mayhew, president Tom Lewand and head coach Jim Schwartz, as well as agents, the coaching staff, trainers, the media department, equipment managers, and the finance department regarding personnel transactions. He heads a team of personnel scouts that are responsible for evaluating all of the players in the National Football League, including the current Lions roster, and is also in charge of tryouts and visits for potential additional signings. White runs the free agent meetings, plays a key role in free agency and is an integral part of the draft process. He is also involved with the negotiating process, providing detailed reports on pro and college prospects, and has negotiated high round draft choices and selected free agents. Additionally, White runs a scouting internship program for prospective scouts during training camp and is in charge of the seasonal interns. Finally, he is responsible for the Lions official daily transactions and ensures that the team is in compliance with the NFL Player Personnel rules and regulations. In 2012, White was a recipient of the Johnnie Cochran Salute to Excellence award, alongside 5 general managers, 2 head coaches and former commissioner Paul Tagliabue. The awards were given to Tagliabue and some front office executives from high achieving teams during the 2011 season. In 2004, White completed the NFL’s career development program at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. White, a Lions defensive back from 1990-1992, initially re-joined the organization in ’97 as a BLESTO scout after coaching wide receivers at his alma mater, Miami (Ohio) from 1994-96. That post followed a six-year NFL playing career in which White also saw action for the New York Giants in 1988-89 and the Cincinnati Bengals in 1993. A native of Dayton, OH, White was a four year starter at Miami (Ohio) from 1984-87, and was named to their first team All-Century team. He earned first team All-MAC and honorable mention All- American honors in 1986-87 and served as a key contributor to the school’s MAC title in ’86. In 1988, he was selected by the Giants in the third round (62nd overall) of the NFL Draft, and was named to the All-NFL Rookie firstteam by College & Pro Football Weekly. White was also named the team’s Rookie of the Year after leading the club with four interceptions. Following a two-year stint in New York, White signed with the Lions. He played three seasons in Detroit and was an integral part of the 1991 team that won the NFC Central title and advanced to the NFC Championship game. White then signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Bengals, where he spent the ’93 campaign, before entering the coaching ranks at Miami (Ohio) in 1994. In July 2004, White began serving as a member of the Business Advisory Council Executive Committee of the Richard T. Farmer School of Business at his alma mater, Miami University. White graduated from Miami with a bachelor of science degree in Business, majoring in Finance. He and his wife, Amy, have four children: sons Sheldon II, Jordan, and Cody, and a daughter, Lacy.
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