With 31 years of total NFL experience, Sam Ramsden begins his 25th year with the Seahawks in 2023 and his third in the role of VP of health & player performance. His responsibilities include collaborating with the strength & conditioning, athletic medicine, sport science and nutrition staffs as well as researching and developing emerging and advanced technologies that will lead to better player durability and improved on-field performance. As a conduit to the head coach and general manager, Ramsden is charged with communicating daily all aspects of the current roster and potential roster additions in terms of overall player health, availability and readiness. Ramsden's primary area of expertise for much of his 31 seasons in the NFL has been centered on the physical rehabilitation and conditioning of professional football players. Ramsden also served as the infection control officer (ICO) for the team during the Covid pandemic from 2020 to 2022. Originally, Ramsden joined the Seahawks as an associate athletic trainer in February of 1999. He was promoted to head athletic trainer in 2004 and was responsible for coordinating the overall healthcare provided for the Seahawks players and staff. Before Seattle, he served six seasons with the Green Bay Packers as an assistant athletic trainer and was a member of the Super Bowl XXXI championship team. As a student athletic trainer at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Ramsden worked with several intercollegiate sports teams before joining the Packers staff. He received a bachelor's degree in physical education with an emphasis in athletic training from the La Crosse school in 1992. A La Crescent, Minn. native, he and his wife, Lisa, have two sons, Henry and Lachlan.
