- After spending the last three seasons (2020-22) as the Director of Player Personnel for the Tennessee Titans, Ossenfort was hired as the Cardinals General Manager on January 16, 2023.
- During his 21 total seasons working in the NFL, Ossenfort's teams have earned a postseason berth 16 times.
- In his first two seasons (2020-21) with Tennessee, the Titans posted a 23-10 record and earned back-to-back AFC South titles.
- Prior to Tennessee, he had a 14-year run with the Patriots (2006-19) and worked his way up from Area Scout to Director of College Scouting. During those 14 seasons, New England won an NFL-high 199 games in the regular season, made 13 playoff appearances, played in 10 AFC Championship games and won three Super Bowls (XLIX, LI, LIII).
Monti Ossenfort was hired as the Cardinals General Manager on January 16, 2023 after spending the past three seasons (2020-22) as Director of Player Personnel with the Tennessee Titans.
The 45-year-old Ossenfort came to Arizona with 21 years of experience in the NFL (2002-22). That includes his three seasons in Tennessee and 15 years (2003; 2006-19) with the New England Patriots. During his time in New England, Ossenfort helped the Patriots win four Super Bowl titles (XXXVIII, XLIX, LI, LIII) and advance to seven Super Bowls overall. In Ossenfort's 21 total NFL seasons, his teams have earned a postseason berth 16 times.
Ossenfort's tenure in Arizona comes after a highly successful three-year run in Tennessee. During that stretch, the Titans tied for fifth in the NFL in total wins (30), won a pair of AFC South titles and had two seasons of 11+ wins. His first season with Tennessee in 2020 saw the team win 11 games and earn its first AFC South title since 2008. The Titans followed that up with a 12-5 record and second straight AFC South crown in 2021. It marked the first time the franchise won back-to-back division titles since the 1970 merger.
Over the course of his 15 seasons with New England, Ossenfort served as the Director of College Scouting (2014-19), Assistant Director of College Scouting (2011-13), National Scout (2008-10), Area Scout (2006-07) and a Personnel Assistant (2003). In between his two tenures with the Patriots, Ossenfort worked with the Houston Texans as a pro and college scouting assistant in 2004 prior to being promoted to a college scout in 2005.
Ossenfort started his career in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings as a training camp intern in 2001 and worked with the Texans during their inaugural season in 2002 as a pro personnel intern under general manager Charley Casserly.
His first full-time job in the NFL came with New England as a personnel assistant under head coach Bill Belichick in 2003, a year that concluded with a Patriots victory over Carolina in Super Bowl XXXVIII.
He returned to New England in 2006, beginning a 14-year run with the Patriots that saw him work his way up from Area Scout to Director of College Scouting. During those 14 seasons New England won an NFL-high 199 games during the regular season, made 13 playoff appearances, played in 10 AFC Championship games and won three Super Bowls.
Ossenfort was a four-year letterman and two-year starter at quarterback for the University of Minnesota-Morris, where he completed 411-of-923 pass attempts for 4,263 yards and 21 TDs. He continues to rank first in program history in pass attempts, fourth in completions and fifth in total passing yards.
He graduated from Minnesota-Morris in 2000 with a degree in Economics and Management. Ossenfort earned a master's degree in Business Administration and Sports Management from Ohio University in 2002.
A native of Luverne, MN, Ossenfort and his wife, Shannon, have three daughters, Emery, Finley and Landry.
