Over more than a decade in Atlanta, Thomas Dimitroff proved to be a polarizing figure in Atlanta. Under his management of the front office, both as the sole power wielder and in a restructured team that included Scott Pioli and a who’s who of former general managers, he built a team that was more successful on balance from 2008-2020 than any other stretch in team history. Over that span, he drafted Matt Ryan, Grady Jarrett, Jake Matthews, Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley, Desmond Trufant, Keanu Neal, Deion Jones, and other difference makers for teams that made the playoffs six times and the Super Bowl once in 13 years, but he also struggled to build both the offensive and defensive lines and presided over a number of woefully bad free agent acquisitions.
Lions to interview former Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff for same role in Detroit
