Scott Pioli

Scott Pioli
Atlanta Falcons
Pioli in 2013
Position:	Assistant general manager
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1965-03-31) March 31, 1965 (age 51)
Place of birth:	Washingtonville, New York
Career information
High school:	Washingtonville (NY)
College:	Central Connecticut, Syracuse
Career history
As coach:
Syracuse (1988–1989) Graduate assistant Murray State (1990) Offensive line coach Murray State (1991) Defensive line coach
As executive:
Cleveland Browns (1992–1995) Pro personnel assistant Baltimore Ravens (1996) Pro personnel coordinator New York Jets (1997–2000) Director of pro personnel New England Patriots (2000) Assistant director of player personnel New England Patriots (2001) Director of player personnel New England Patriots (2002–2008) Vice president of player personnel Kansas City Chiefs (2009–2012) General manager Atlanta Falcons (2014–present) Assistant general manager

Scott Pioli (born March 31, 1965) is an American football executive who is the assistant general manager for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was an NFL analyst for NBC Sports' Football Night in America, NBC Sports Network's Pro Football Talk,Sirius XM NFL Radio and the NFL Network. He previously served as a front office executive for the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs. Pioli served as the Director - and later Vice President of - Player Personnel for the Patriots from 2001 to 2008 when the franchise won three Super Bowl championships, and compiled the NFL's only 16–0 regular season.

Pioli grew up in Washingtonville, New York and attended Washingtonville High School, where he played linebacker and defensive line before graduating in 1983. Between 1983 and 1988 he attended Central Connecticut State University, graduating in 1988 with a degree in communications. He was a three-time Division II All-New England selection as a defensive tackle. In 2005, Central Connecticut inducted Pioli into their hall of fame. In 1988, after graduating with a degree in communications, he accepted a two-year graduate assistant position at Syracuse University, where he also earned a master's degree from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.