Ruston Webster begins his third season with the Seahawks as vice president of player personnel. In this role, Webster oversees the day-to-day management of the pro personnel and college scouting departments.
Webster joined the Seahawks after serving all 18 of his years in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers where he worked from 1988-2003. Prior to his promotion to director of player personnel 2005, he served the previous four seasons (2001-04) as the Buccaneers' director of college scouting where he proved to be instrumental in helping piece together a team that won the franchise's first Super Bowl title, a 48-21 victory over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII.
Webster joined the Buccaneers in 1988 as the team's scout for the northeastern United States. From 1989-91, he served as the clubs director of pro personnel. In 1992, he returned to the field as Tampa Bay's scout for the Southern states and shifted to the Midwest region in 1993 and the Southwest region from 1995-2000. Before joining the Buccaneers, Webster was the tight ends/safeties coach at Tulsa University as a graduate assistant in 1987. In 1986, he was a graduate assistant at Alabama under former Buccaneer head coach Ray Perkins. Webster also served as a graduate assistant at Southwestern Louisiana in 1985.
Webster earned his bachelor's degree in health, physical education and recreation from the University of Mississippi. A native of Madison, Mississippi, he and his wife, Gayle, have a daughter Hannah and sons Jacob and Drew.
Ruston Webster begins his third season with the Seahawks as vice president of player personnel. In this role, Webster oversees the day-to-day management of the pro personnel and college scouting departments.
Webster joined the Seahawks after serving all 18 of his years in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers where he worked from 1988-2003. Prior to his promotion to director of player personnel 2005, he served the previous four seasons (2001-04) as the Buccaneers' director of college scouting where he proved to be instrumental in helping piece together a team that won the franchise's first Super Bowl title, a 48-21 victory over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII.
Webster joined the Buccaneers in 1988 as the team's scout for the northeastern United States. From 1989-91, he served as the clubs director of pro personnel. In 1992, he returned to the field as Tampa Bay's scout for the Southern states and shifted to the Midwest region in 1993 and the Southwest region from 1995-2000. Before joining the Buccaneers, Webster was the tight ends/safeties coach at Tulsa University as a graduate assistant in 1987. In 1986, he was a graduate assistant at Alabama under former Buccaneer head coach Ray Perkins. Webster also served as a graduate assistant at Southwestern Louisiana in 1985.
Webster earned his bachelor's degree in health, physical education and recreation from the University of Mississippi. A native of Madison, Mississippi, he and his wife, Gayle, have a daughter Hannah and sons Jacob and Drew.
