Teddy Atlas III
| NFLPA Collegiate Bowl | |
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| Position: | Scout |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | 1985 |
| Career information | |
| High school: | St. Peter's Boys HS |
| College: | Northeastern |
| Career history | |
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Teddy Atlas III is an American football scout who served as the assistant director of college scouting of the Las Vegas Raiders.
Early life
[edit]Atlas grew up on Staten Island. His father, Teddy Atlas Jr., is a boxing trainer and commentator.[1] Atlas III played basketball, and baseball at St. Peter's Boys High School and boxed some in high school and college. He graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in economics.[2]
Football career
[edit]Atlas began his career as an intern in the New York Jets scouting department under Eric Mangini.[1] In 2009, Atlas followed Mangini to the Cleveland Browns as a football operations assistant.[3] In 2010 he was moved to the player personnel department.[2] Mangini and his staff were fired after the 2010 season and Atlas was hired by the Oakland Raiders.[1] In 2012 he was promoted to scouting coordinator.[4] In this role, Atlas evaluated talent, coordinated prospect evaluations, worked out free agents, and arranged advanced scouting reports.[2] In 2019 he was promoted to assistant director of college scouting.[3] He was let go by the Raiders in 2022 and became a scout for the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Barber, Phil (December 22, 2012). "Son of legendary boxing trainer carves niche with Raiders". The Press Democrat. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ a b c LoVerde, Joe (January 10, 2015). "Teddy Atlas III Blazing His Own Trail In NFL". Staten Island Parent. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Raiders announce additions and promotions on player personnel staff". Las Vegas Raiders. Las Vegas Raiders. May 21, 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Raiders Restructure Player Personnel Dept". Las Vegas Raiders. Las Vegas Raiders. May 15, 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Recruiting Team". NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. Retrieved 27 February 2023.