Reggie McKenzie ( linebacker ) Reggie McKenzie ( born February 8 , 1963 ) is the current general manager of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League . Previously , McKenzie was a linebacker for the Raiders and was later the director of player personnel for the Green Bay Packers . Playing career . Austin - East High School . McKenzie played high school football at the Austin - East High School . University of Tennessee . McKenzie played collegiate football at the University of Tennessee . Los Angeles Raiders . From 1985 to 1988 , McKenzie played as a linebacker for the Los Angeles Raiders . He became a starter as a rookie at inside linebacker next to Matt Millen in a 3 - 4 - 4 defensive scheme , playing in all 16 games for a team ending the year with a won - lost record of 12 - 4 , allowing 308 points ( 19 . 2 points / game ) , 9th of 28 teams , and winning the AFC Western division . Los Angeles lost their divisional round to the New England Patriots , having difficulty to stop a running game which amassed 156 yards against them , led by Craig James ' 104 yards behind an offensive line which featured John Hannah at left guard and Brian Holloway at left tackle . It was McKenzie ' s only playoff appearance . McKenzie also started all 16 games the following year , but at outside linebacker in a 4 - 3 - 4 scheme , with Matt Millen inside and Jerry Robinson on the other side , when the Raiders ended with a won - lost record of 8 - 8 and allowed 346 points ( 21 . 6 points / game ) , 19th among 28 teams . He returned as an inside linebacker in a 3 - 4 - 4 defensive scheme during the 1987 NFL season , the strike year , but started only 5 games , sharing time with Jerry Robinson next to Matt Millen , and then only 3 the following year , his final one as a Raider . San Francisco 49ers . After sitting out three years , McKenzie came back in 1992 as a member of the San Francisco 49ers , but played in only 2 games . Post - playing career . Director of player personnel . McKenzie was employed by the Green Bay Packers from 1994 to 2012 . He began as a scout , and gradually rose through the ranks to become the Packers ' director of player personnel and eventually the team ' s director of football operations , while reporting to general managers Ron Wolf and Ted Thompson . General manager . McKenzie was hired as general manager of the Oakland Raiders on January 5 , 2012 . Longtime owner Al Davis had been general manager since 1966 , and retained control over football operations after becoming principal owner in 1972 . Both Wolf ( who had worked in the Raiders front office prior to his Green Bay tenure ) and former Raiders coach John Madden recommended McKenzie to new owner Mark Davis , who hired McKenzie after an interview conducted jointly by Davis and Madden . He brought in his twin brother Raleigh McKenzie to become a college scout for the Oakland Raiders . McKenzie promptly fired head coach Hue Jackson and hired Dennis Allen , who had previously served as the defensive coordinator of a Denver Broncos squad that barely beat Oakland for a playoff spot . McKenzie ' s first priority was to shore up a porous defense which allowed 433 points ( 27 . 1 points / game ) , 29th among 32 teams . Before the 2012 NFL Draft , he took four free agents to help the defense : outside linebacker Philip Wheeler and cornerbacks Shawntae Spencer , Ron Bartell , and Pat Lee , the last three second round picks from 2004 , 2005 , and 2008 NFL drafts , respectively , Bartell being the greater risk after missing the final 15 games of the season as a starter for the St . Louis Rams with a fractured neck . In the 2012 NFL Draft , his first pick ( due to previous trades ) was third - round offensive lineman Tony Bergstrom , and his next pick was linebacker Miles Burris . Personal information . His Super Bowl ring was stolen on May 3 , 2009 . His twin brother Raleigh McKenzie also played in the National Football League as an offensive lineman for the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles . Both he and Raleigh are members of Omega Psi Phi fraternity .