Maurice Kelly enters his 19th season with Seattle and eighth as a vice president, moving to his new role in 2023 after seven years (2016-22) as VP/Player Engagement. In his role, Kelly works with senior leadership at the club level to lead all player affairs, including Player Engagement and the Legends Community. He helps lead all strategies, initiatives, onboarding, transition, and developmental programming to ensure the best experience and community of care for players before, during, and after their NFL experience. As VP/Player Engagement, he was responsible for providing club personnel, players and families with programs that foster personal and professional growth while serving as a conduit between players and management. Kelly has been responsible for developing programs designed to assist players in making a smooth transition into and out of professional football in such areas as financial education, career internship programs, continuing education, community outreach initiatives, player insurance/benefit management and relocation. Kelly originally joined the Seahawks administrative team in 2005 as director of player development and was later promoted to senior director in 2012. A former player, he played two seasons in the NFL, both with the Seahawks, from 2000-01. He played in 24 games with three starts at safety. Before joining the NFL, Kelly was a standout safety in the CFL as a three-time all-star (1997-99), including All-CFL in 1999. He and his wife, Dionne, have one son, Miles.
