Trent Kirchner begins his fifth season as VP/Player Personnel, following five seasons (2015-19) as co-director of player personnel and two seasons as the Seahawks pro personnel director (2013-14). Kirchner directs both the college scouting and pro personnel departments to manage and strengthen all aspects of the Seahawks roster. In his previous role as pro personnel director, he oversaw NFL free agency, the advance scouting of Seahawks' upcoming opponents, evaluation of NFL practice squads, as well as the scouting of all professional leagues including the Canadian Football League and the Arena Football Leagues. During the season, he coordinated free agent tryouts, monitored NFL transactions and assisted in the recruiting and signing of all free agent players. Since the 2010 season, Kirchner and the pro scouting staff have made more than 3,600 player transactions to help maintain one of the most competitive rosters in the NFL. He originally joined the Seahawks as assistant director of pro personnel on February 5, 2010. Before joining Seattle, Kirchner played an important role in helping turn the Panthers around from a 1-15 record to Super Bowl XXXVIII participants in just two years through key free agent acquisitions such as Jake Delhomme and Stephen Davis. Kirchner spent eight seasons in Carolina as a pro scout where it had one Super Bowl appearance, two conference championship appearances and won two division titles. Before his time with the Panthers, he spent one year as the college scouting coordinator for the Washington Commanders. During his senior year in college (spring of 2000) he volunteered with the Kansas City Chiefs at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. From there, he joined the Seahawks as an intern splitting time between the public relations and college scouting departments. He also interned with the Minnesota Twins in 1999. A native of Minnesota, he graduated with a degree in business management from St. John's (Minn.) University, where he played quarterback for two years. Kirchner and his wife, Jessica, have two sons, Carter and Landon.
