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Mike-Borgonzi

Mike Borgonzi

Assistant General Manager

Biography

Mike Borgonzi enters his 16th season with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2024. He was promoted to Assistant General Manager in 2021 after serving three seasons as the club's Director of Football Operations (2018-20) and three seasons as the club's Director of Player Personnel (2017)/Co-Director of Player Personnel (2015-16).

In his current capacity, Borgonzi supervises and directs the club's college and professional scouting operations while closely supporting and advising General Manager Brett Veach with the club's roster management and player acquisition via the NFL Draft, NFL free agency, street free agency, waiver claims and trades. Borgonzi has now played a role in putting together three Super Bowl winning rosters, including back-to-back Super Bowl teams (LVII and LVIII). He has been instrumental in curating Chiefs teams that have participated in four of the last five Super Bowls (LIV, LV, LVII and LVIII) while winning eight-straight AFC West titles and appearing in six AFC Championship Games – hosting a record breaking five AFC Championship Games.

The 2023 draft class was called upon and they did not disappoint. Rookie WR Rashee Rice developed steadily throughout the year into the team's second-leading receiver, trailing just TE Travis Kelce in receiving yards with 938 and a team-high seven touchdown receptions. Rookie OL Wanya Morris stepped up when injuries took down LT Donovan Smith and showed promise in his 14 games played. On the defensive side, rookie DB Chamarri Conner showed his versatility and managed to haul in one interception, a pass defensed and 24 solo tackles. The 2022 draft class also had a lot of young talent that made an immediate impact – most notably when the Chiefs faced the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII with four rookies in the starting lineup (Isiah Pacheco, George Karlaftis, Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson). The Chiefs played a total of eight rookies in the Super Bowl victory, which included a touchdown by rookie RB Isiah Pacheco and a forced fumble from CB Trent McDuffie.

Prior to his current role, Borgonzi spent one year as Director of Football Operations. Before then, he took on the entirety of the Director of Player Personnel position in 2017 after serving alongside current Chiefs General Manager Brett Veach as Co-Director of Player Personnel for two years (2015-16).

Borgonzi served as the club's Assistant Director of Pro Scouting (2013-14) and as the club's Pro Personnel Scout (2011-12) where he evaluated all professional players, recommended free agents, oversaw free agent workouts, evaluated college players and assisted the coaching staff with advance scouting reports for the teams' upcoming opponents.

In 2010, he served as the club's Manager of Football Operations where he coordinated team logistics, assisted in budget planning for various departments, oversaw day-to-day operations on the football side and wrote player evaluation reports on a weekly basis for the club's advance scouting.

Borgonzi joined the Chiefs in 2009, serving as the club's College Scouting Administrator where he worked closely with the College Director and college scouts to ensure proper planning of the college department while assisting in player evaluation reports on both the college and pro side.

Prior to joining the Chiefs, Borgonzi served two seasons as the Assistant Recruiting Coordinator at Boston College (2007-08) where the team played in the ACC Championship twice and won the 2007 Champs Bowl. Before working in the financial sector in Boston for several years, he served as the tight ends coach at Amherst College in 2002.

The Everett, Mass., native was a four-year starter as a fullback on the Brown University Football Team, earning All-Ivy League honors three times. Borgonzi's brother, Dave, is currently the linebackers coach for the Chicago Bears.

Education: Brown University (B.A. 2002). Family: Wife - Jill; Son, Joseph; Daughter, Nina.

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