Matt Berry was promoted to the Vice President of Player Acquisition on February 10, 2025. In his role, Berry works alongside VP/Player Personnel Trent Kirchner directing both the college scouting and pro personnel departments to manage and strengthen all aspects of the Seahawks roster, in addition to being heavily focused on the draft process, pre-draft meetings, and the evaluation of draft-eligible players nationally. In his eight years as director of college scouting, he coordinated the Seahawks entire college scouting operation and compiled all of the information required to set the draft board. He was responsible for the evaluation of all draft eligible players nationally, oversight of the Seahawks college scouting staff and worked closely with GM John Schneider and the Seahawks coaching staff regarding the NFL Draft and college free agency. After serving 2014 as a national scout, Berry served the previous six seasons (2008-13) as a regional scout combing the southwestern states in search of talent. Berry spent five seasons with the Atlanta Falcons before joining Seattle and served his final three seasons as the Falcons south-central scout. A native of Nashville, Tenn., he holds a bachelor of arts degree in history from Davidson College (N.C.), where he played both baseball and football. Berry was a four-year starter on a Wildcat football team that had the most successful run in school history, including a 17-game winning streak. He is married to professional runner and triathlete, Desiree. The couple has three children and live in the Seattle area.
