The Atlanta Falcons have named a new general manager, hiring the vice president of the New Orleans Saints, Terry Fontenot, to fill the vacancy left by Thomas Dimitroff back in October.
After reports that the team had selected Fontenot last week, the move was made official on Tuesday morning following the Saints’ loss to the Buccaneers in the divisional round of the playoffs.
It’s official! We have named Terry Fontenot our next general manager. https://t.co/HKRAGlaOJE
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) January 19, 2021
Fontenot helped build an extremely talented Saints roster that has been the class of the NFC South for nearly five years. The Falcons fired Dimitroff, who served as the team’s GM since 2008, along with former head coach Dan Quinn following an 0-5 start in 2020. After an exhaustive search, Fontenot was considered one of two favorites.
The other finalist was Brad Holmes, the director of college scouting for the Los Angeles Rams, who has since been hired as the Detroit Lions’ new general manager.
With Fontenot and new head coach Arthur Smith in place, the team is ready to kick off what is sure to be an exciting offseason in Atlanta.
