Bob Quinn (American football)

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Bob Quinn
Cleveland Browns
Position:Senior personnel and coaching executive
Personal information
Born: (1976-04-12) April 12, 1976 (age 48)
Norwood, Massachusetts, U.S.
Career information
High school: Norwood
College: Connecticut
Career history
As a coach:
As an administrator:
Career highlights and awards
As an administrator

Bob Quinn (born April 12, 1976) is an American professional football executive who is the senior personnel and coaching executive for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the general manager of the Detroit Lions from 2016 to 2020. Quinn began his career with the New England Patriots as a player personnel assistant in 2000 and spent 16 seasons serving in various executive roles within the Patriot organization.

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Early life

After graduating from Norwood High School in Norwood, Massachusetts in 1994, Quinn attended the University of Connecticut, earning a Bachelor's Degree in political science in 1998, and earning his Master's Degree in sports management in 2000. He was a graduate assistant for Connecticut in 1998 and 1999.

Executive career

New England Patriots

Quinn joined the New England Patriots in 2000 as a player personnel assistant, spending two seasons in that position. He spent another two seasons as a pro scout, four seasons as a regional scout, and one season as a national scout before being promoted to assistant director of pro personnel in 2009. [3] Quinn was promoted to Director of Pro Scouting in May 2012. [4]

Detroit Lions

On January 8, 2016, the Detroit Lions hired Quinn as general manager. [5]

After 2 seasons of being the GM, Quinn fired Jim Caldwell on January 1, 2018, due to the team's 9–7 record that season, which was “not good enough”, according to Quinn. This drew some criticism with the fans, as Caldwell's record with the Lions (36–28 with 2 playoff appearances) and overall win percentage (.563) was the best the Lions had since the merger.

On February 5, 2018, Quinn named Matt Patricia the head coach, who led the Lions to a 6–10 record his first year.

On November 28, 2020, Quinn along with head coach Matt Patricia, were fired by the Lions. [6] [7] Quinn finished his tenure with the Lions with a 31–43–1 (.420) record.

Cleveland Browns

On July 30, 2021, Quinn was hired by the Cleveland Browns to be the senior personnel and coaching executive in their football operations department under general manager Andrew Berry. [8] [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Reisman, Jeremy (January 8, 2016). "Lions GM candidate: Bob Quinn". Pride Of Detroit. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Browns announce new hires, promotions to football operations staff".
  3. ↑ Reiss, Mike (July 21, 2009). "Coaching & scouting nuggets". Boston.com Reiss' Pieces. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  4. ↑ Rodak, Mike (July 6, 2012). "Updated Look at Scouting Staff". ESPNBoston.com.
  5. ↑ Twentyman, Tim (January 8, 2016). "Lions hire general manager". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Detroit Lions fire head coach Matt Patricia, general manager Bob Quinn". NFL.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  7. ↑ Twentyman, Tim. "Lions announce changes at head coach & GM". www.detroitlions.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  8. ↑ Smith, Pete (July 30, 2021). "Browns Hire Former Lions GM Bob Quinn as Consultant, Why It's Important". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Browns announce new hires, promotions to football operations staff". Cleveland Browns . Retrieved January 1, 2025.


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