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'''Trent John Baalke''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɑː|l|k|i}} {{respell|BAHL|kee}}; born February 14, 1964) is an ] executive who is the ] of the ] of the ] (NFL).
⚫ '''Trent John Baalke''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɑː|l|k|iː}} {{respell|BAHL|kee}}) (born February 14, 1964) is the ] of the ], an ] team in the ] (NFL). He was first hired by the 49ers in 2005 as their Western Region Scout, and three years later was promoted to Director of Player Personnel, a position largely responsible for overseeing the team's college scouting operations. Baalke was chosen to lead the 49ers in the ], in place of ], and a month later was given the title of Vice President of Player Personnel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8183cefb/article/baalke-receives-promotion-to-49ers-vp-of-player-personnel |title=Baalke receives promotion to 49ers' VP of player personnel |publisher=Associated Press |date=May 20, 2010 |accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref> His official promotion to General Manager came shortly after the firing of ] as head coach of the 49ers, in anticipation of needing an official GM to lure ] away from ] for the vacant coaching position. Despite the incredibly awful job he has done, and continued success in embarrassing and destroying this organization, gutless Jed York refuses to fire Baalke. An 11 year old can see that Baalke is running this team into the ground, but York doesn't care as long as he continues to make a profit. Baalke also seems to have some sort of power over York, so until York grows a pair Trent Baalke will continue to destroy this organization for the foreseeable future. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5989634 |title=49ers promote Trent Baalke to GM |date=January 5, 2011 |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2011/1/4/1915426/jim-harbaugh-san-francisco-49ers-coach |title=Jim Harbaugh OKs San Francisco 49ers General Manager Candidates, According To Report |author=Jason Kirk |date=Jan 4, 2011 |publisher=SB Nation |accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref>


==Early years==
Prior to joining the 49ers, Trent Baalke's NFL career included a stint as a scout for the ] from 1998 to 2000,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.49ers.com/team/staff/trent-baalke/8551a07d-d52e-4bb6-8e3e-c5c1244cad74 |title=San Francisco 49ers: Trent Baalke |work=49ers.com |accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref> and four years with the ], first as a National Scout and then as College Scouting Coordinator.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.sacbee.com/49ers/archives/2010/03/the-trent-baalk.html |title=49ers Blog and Q&A: The Trent Baalke file |date=March 26, 2010 |author=Matt Barrows |publisher=The Sacramento Bee |accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref>
A ] native, Baalke earned his ] in health and physical education at ], where he played ] and was an All-Northern Sun Conference and All-Midwest Region honoree.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jaguars.com/team/front-office-roster/trent-baalke | title=Trent Baalke }}</ref>


==Executive career==
⚫ In January 2012, Baalke was named ] Executive of the Year for the 2011 season, after being credited for transforming a 6-10 team into a 13-3 team in his first season as General Manager.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/01/17/49ers-baalke-named-executive-of-the-year |title=49ers' Baalke named Executive of the Year |author=Dan Arkush |date=Jan 17, 2012 |publisher=Pro Football Weekly |accessdate=2012-01-24}}</ref> The next month he received a contract extension through 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csnbayarea.com/football-san-francisco-niners/news/49ers-extend-Baalkes-deal?blockID=649012&feedID=2800 |title=49ers extend Baalke's deal |date=February 10, 2012 |publisher=CSN Bay Area |accessdate=2012-02-11}}</ref>
===Early career===
Baalke began his career in coaching in 1989 as a graduate assistant for ]. From 1990 – 1995, he was a defensive line and strength & conditioning coach for ]. Baalke then spent two years as the athletic director of ] in ], before breaking into the NFL as a scout for the ] in 1998, a role in which he spent three seasons. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jaguars.com/team/front-office-roster/trent-baalke | title=Trent Baalke }}</ref>


In 2001, Baalke was hired by the ], spending four years with the team. From 2001 to 2003, he was a national scout, before being promoted to college scouting coordinator in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=49ers Blog and Q&A: The Trent Baalke file|url=http://blogs.sacbee.com/49ers/archives/2010/03/the-trent-baalk.html|date=March 26, 2010|author=Matt Barrows|publisher=The Sacramento Bee|access-date=May 16, 2013}}</ref>
Following a home game for the 49ers on Thanksgiving Day, 2014, in which the division-rival ] defeated the 49ers 19-3, Baalke's daughter Cass stirred up a minor scandal when she suggested in a tweet that Offensive Coordinator ] should be dismissed from the team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24846337/trent-baalkes-daughter-rips-49ers-offensive-coordinator-greg-roman |title=Trent Baalke's daughter rips 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman |author=Josh Katzowitz |date=November 28, 2014 |publisher=CBS Sports |accessdate=2014-11-28}}</ref>


===San Francisco 49ers===
After a 2014 season filled with reports that Baalke and then-49ers coach ] had been clashing, the 49ers parted ways with Harbaugh and promoted defensive line coach ] to the head coaching position. Tomsula led the 49ers to a 5-11 record in 2015 and was fired on Jan. 3, 2016.<ref></ref>
⚫ In 2005, Baalke was hired by the ] as their western region scout and in 2008, was promoted to director of player personnel, a position largely responsible for overseeing the team's college scouting operations. Baalke was chosen to lead the 49ers in the ], in place of ], and a month later was given the title of vice president of player personnel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8183cefb/article/baalke-receives-promotion-to-49ers-vp-of-player-personnel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703154114/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8183cefb/article/baalke-receives-promotion-to-49ers-vp-of-player-personnel |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 3, 2010 |title=Baalke receives promotion to 49ers' VP of player personnel |publisher=Associated Press|date=May 20, 2010|access-date=May 16, 2013}}</ref> Baalke's official promotion to general manager came shortly after the firing of ] as head coach of the 49ers, in anticipation of needing an official general manager to lure ] away from ] for the vacant coaching position.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=5989634 |title=49ers promote Trent Baalke to GM |date=January 5, 2011 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=May 16, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2011/1/4/1915426/jim-harbaugh-san-francisco-49ers-coach |title=Jim Harbaugh OKs San Francisco 49ers General Manager Candidates, According To Report |author=Jason Kirk |date=January 4, 2011 |publisher=SB Nation |access-date=May 16, 2013}}</ref>

⚫ In January 2012, Baalke was named ] Executive of the Year for the 2011 season, after being credited for transforming a 6–10 team into a 13–3 team in his first season as general manager.<ref>{{cite web|title=49ers' Baalke named Executive of the Year|url=http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/01/17/49ers-baalke-named-executive-of-the-year|author=Dan Arkush|date=Jan 17, 2012|publisher=Pro Football Weekly|access-date=January 24, 2012}}</ref> The next month, Baalke received a contract extension through 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csnbayarea.com/football-san-francisco-niners/news/49ers-extend-Baalkes-deal?blockID=649012&feedID=2800|title=49ers extend Baalke's deal|date=February 10, 2012|publisher=CSN Bay Area|access-date=February 11, 2012}}</ref>

After a 2014 season filled with reports that Baalke and then-49ers coach ] had been clashing, the 49ers parted ways with Harbaugh and promoted defensive line coach ] to the head coaching position. Tomsula led the 49ers to a 5–11 record in 2015 and was fired on January 3, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/one-year-after-pushing-out-jim-harbaugh--49ers-fire-jim-tomsula-032500963.html|title=One year after pushing out Jim Harbaugh, 49ers fire Jim Tomsula|work=yahoo.com|access-date=January 15, 2017}}</ref> On January 14, 2016, ] was hired as the head coach of the 49ers and led them to a 2–14 record, one of the worst conference records in their franchise history and their worst season since 2004. This led to Baalke and Kelly both being relieved of their duties on January 1, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18389711/gm-trent-baalke-confirms-fired-san-francisco-49ers|title=49ers announce firings of coach Chip Kelly, GM Trent Baalke|date=January 1, 2017|work=espn.com|access-date=January 15, 2017}}</ref>

===NFL===
In 2017, Baalke became a football operations consultant for the NFL. In this advisory role for NFL, he worked on game-related matters, player development, evaluation, and officiating video review.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/894346031990812677|title=In his advisory role for NFL, Trent Baalke will work on game-related matters, player development and evaluation, officiating video review.|first=Adam|last=Schefter|access-date=January 25, 2018}}</ref>

===Jacksonville Jaguars===
On February 4, 2020, Baalke was hired as director of player personnel of the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/jaguars-hire-trent-baalke-as-director-of-player-personnel|title=Jaguars Hire Trent Baalke as Director of Player Personnel|work=]|date=February 4, 2020|access-date=February 4, 2020}}</ref> On November 29, 2020, he was promoted to interim general manager following the firing of ],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Day |first1=Ryan |title=Jaguars officially eliminated from 2020 NFL playoffs |url=https://www.bigcatcountry.com/2020/11/29/21725495/jacksonville-jaguars-eliminated-from-2020-nfl-playoffs |website=Big Cat Country |access-date=29 November 2020 |language=en |date=29 November 2020}}</ref> and was retained for the role full-time after the season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/official-baalke-named-general-manager |website=www.jaguars.com |language=en-US |access-date=2022-01-08 |date=January 21, 2021 |first=John |last=Oehser|title=Baalke named general manager}}</ref>


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American football executive (born 1964)

American football player
Trent Baalke
Jacksonville Jaguars
Position:General manager
Personal information
Born: (1964-02-14) February 14, 1964 (age 60)
Rosendale, Wisconsin, U.S.
Career information
College:Bemidji State
Career history
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As an executive:
Executive profile at Pro Football Reference
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Trent John Baalke (/ˈbɑːlki/ BAHL-kee; born February 14, 1964) is an American football executive who is the general manager of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL).

Early years

A Rosendale, Wisconsin native, Baalke earned his bachelor's degree in health and physical education at Bemidji State University, where he played outside linebacker and was an All-Northern Sun Conference and All-Midwest Region honoree.

Executive career

Early career

Baalke began his career in coaching in 1989 as a graduate assistant for North Dakota State. From 1990 – 1995, he was a defensive line and strength & conditioning coach for South Dakota State. Baalke then spent two years as the athletic director of Shanley High School in Fargo, North Dakota, before breaking into the NFL as a scout for the New York Jets in 1998, a role in which he spent three seasons.

In 2001, Baalke was hired by the Washington Redskins, spending four years with the team. From 2001 to 2003, he was a national scout, before being promoted to college scouting coordinator in 2004.

San Francisco 49ers

In 2005, Baalke was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as their western region scout and in 2008, was promoted to director of player personnel, a position largely responsible for overseeing the team's college scouting operations. Baalke was chosen to lead the 49ers in the 2010 NFL draft, in place of Scot McCloughan, and a month later was given the title of vice president of player personnel. Baalke's official promotion to general manager came shortly after the firing of Mike Singletary as head coach of the 49ers, in anticipation of needing an official general manager to lure Jim Harbaugh away from Stanford for the vacant coaching position.

In January 2012, Baalke was named PFWA Executive of the Year for the 2011 season, after being credited for transforming a 6–10 team into a 13–3 team in his first season as general manager. The next month, Baalke received a contract extension through 2016.

After a 2014 season filled with reports that Baalke and then-49ers coach Jim Harbaugh had been clashing, the 49ers parted ways with Harbaugh and promoted defensive line coach Jim Tomsula to the head coaching position. Tomsula led the 49ers to a 5–11 record in 2015 and was fired on January 3, 2016. On January 14, 2016, Chip Kelly was hired as the head coach of the 49ers and led them to a 2–14 record, one of the worst conference records in their franchise history and their worst season since 2004. This led to Baalke and Kelly both being relieved of their duties on January 1, 2017.

NFL

In 2017, Baalke became a football operations consultant for the NFL. In this advisory role for NFL, he worked on game-related matters, player development, evaluation, and officiating video review.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On February 4, 2020, Baalke was hired as director of player personnel of the Jacksonville Jaguars. On November 29, 2020, he was promoted to interim general manager following the firing of David Caldwell, and was retained for the role full-time after the season.

References

  1. "Trent Baalke".
  2. "Trent Baalke".
  3. Matt Barrows (March 26, 2010). "49ers Blog and Q&A: The Trent Baalke file". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  4. "Baalke receives promotion to 49ers' VP of player personnel". Associated Press. May 20, 2010. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  5. "49ers promote Trent Baalke to GM". ESPN. January 5, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  6. Jason Kirk (January 4, 2011). "Jim Harbaugh OKs San Francisco 49ers General Manager Candidates, According To Report". SB Nation. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  7. Dan Arkush (January 17, 2012). "49ers' Baalke named Executive of the Year". Pro Football Weekly. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  8. "49ers extend Baalke's deal". CSN Bay Area. February 10, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  9. "One year after pushing out Jim Harbaugh, 49ers fire Jim Tomsula". yahoo.com. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  10. "49ers announce firings of coach Chip Kelly, GM Trent Baalke". espn.com. January 1, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  11. Schefter, Adam. "In his advisory role for NFL, Trent Baalke will work on game-related matters, player development and evaluation, officiating video review". Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  12. "Jaguars Hire Trent Baalke as Director of Player Personnel". Jacksonville Jaguars. February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  13. Day, Ryan (November 29, 2020). "Jaguars officially eliminated from 2020 NFL playoffs". Big Cat Country. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  14. Oehser, John (January 21, 2021). "Baalke named general manager". www.jaguars.com. Retrieved January 8, 2022.

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