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. Quinn was promoted to Director of Pro Scouting in May
2012.
Detroit Lions On January 8, 2016, the
Detroit Lions hired Quinn as general manager. 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. Quinn finished his tenure with the Lions with a 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.
Atlanta Falcons On January 26, 2026, Quinn was hired by the
Atlanta Falcons as the senior advisor to the head coach. In this role, Quinn will continue to work with head coach
Kevin Stefanski who he had worked with in Cleveland. ==References==