Bob Quinn (born 1976) is an

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executive who is a senior executive consultant for the

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of the

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(NFL). He previously served as the

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of the

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from 2016 to 2020. Quinn began his career with the

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as a player personnel assistant in 2000 and spent 16 seasons serving in various executive roles within the Patriot organization.

Early life

After graduating from Norwood High School in Norwood, Massachusetts in 1994, Quinn attended the

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, earning a

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in political science in 1998, and earning his

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in sports management in 2000. He was a graduate assistant for Connecticut in 1998 and 1999.

Executive career

New England Patriots

Quinn joined the

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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

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. Quinn was promoted to Director of Pro Scouting in May

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Detroit Lions

On January 8, 2016, the

hired Quinn as general manager. After 2 seasons of being the GM, Quinn fired Jim Caldwell on January 1, 2018. Quinn fired Caldwell 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

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were fired by the Lions. Quinn finished his tenure with the Lions with a record.

Cleveland Browns

On July 30, 2021, Quinn was hired by the

to be a senior consultant in their football operations department under general manager Andrew Berry.

References

1976 births Living people Cleveland Browns executives Detroit Lions executives New England Patriots executives New England Patriots scouts People from Norwood, Massachusetts University of Connecticut alumni UConn Huskies football coaches {{amfoot-coach-stub