Mind Your Body and Spirit Radio Show

Alonzo Highsmith joins the Patriots in 2024 as the senior personnel executive. Highsmith most recently served as the General Manager of Football Operations for the University of Miami for the last two years (2022-23). Prior to his role at the University of Miami, he worked as the Senior Executive Advisor to the General Manager for the Seattle Seahawks (2020-22), Vice President of Personnel for the Cleveland Browns (2018-19), and spent 13 years in the personnel with Green Bay and six seasons as a Senior Personnel Executive for Green Bay (2012-17). Following his six-year playing career in the NFL as a running back, Highsmith amassed a 27-1-2 record over a fouryear boxing career. Twenty three of his victories came by way of knockout. Highsmith was drafted with the third overall pick in the 1986 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers and spent three seasons with the team (1987-89). He also played for the Dallas Cowboys (1990-91) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1991-92). As a freshman at the University of Miami, Highsmith was a member of the 1983 Hurricanes football team that claimed a national title. He was a three-year starter under head coach Jimmy Johnson, playing fullback. Originally from Barstow, Florida, Highsmith attended Christopher Columbus High School. He earned All-American recognition for football, but also ran track and played basketball.