Tennessee Titans interview Canadian-raised Thomas Dimitroff for GM job

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The Tennessee Titans interviewed Thomas Dimitroff for the team’s vacant general manager position on Friday.

The 58-year-old most recently was general manager for the Atlanta Falcons from 2008 to 2020. He posted a 113-93 regular season record, four playoff wins, and one Super Bowl appearance. He was named the NFL’s Executive of the Year in 2008 and 2010.

The Barberton, Ohio native was raised primarily in Southern Ontario and played defensive back at the University of Guelph where he’d previously served as the equipment manager. He started his career in football personnel with the Saskatchewan Roughriders as the team’s Canadian scouting coordinator in 1990 and 1991.

Dimitroff spent one year in the World League of American Football in 1992 prior to moving on to NFL stints with the Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns, and New England Patriots. He won two Super Bowls while serving as New England’s director of college scouting.

Dimitroff’s father, Thomas Dimitroff Sr., played two seasons at quarterback for the Ottawa Rough Riders during the 1950s and later coached for the Rough Riders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and at the University of Guelph.

The Titans fired GM Ran Carthon on Tuesday, January 7 following a 3-14 season in Nashville. Tennessee currently holds the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.