Former college football player and coach Scott Pioli serves as the general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs in the National Football League. He was reportedly hired by the Chiefs on January 13, 2009.Kansas City Star: Pioli to be Chiefs' new GM
Piolo previously served as the vice president of player personnel for the New England Patriots from 2002 to 2008.
Football Career
After playing college football at Central Connecticut State, Pioli worked as a graduate assistant for the Syracuse Orange football team in 1988 and 1989. After graduation, he went to Murray State University, where he was the offensive and defensive line coach.Official Site of the New England Patriots: Scott Pioli
Pioli got his first NFL job in 1992, serving as the pro personnel assistant for the Cleveland Browns. He worked as the director of player personnel first for the Baltimore Ravens in 1996, then with the New York Jets from 1997 to 2000. Pioli joined the New England Patriots franchise in 2001, working one season as the director of player personnel before he was promoted to the vice president of player personnel in 2002.Official Site of the New England Patriots: Scott Pioli
Notable Patriots Player Acquisitions
- Tom BradyOfficial Site of the New England Patriots: Scott Pioli
- Dan KoppenOfficial Site of the New England Patriots: Scott Pioli
- Matt LightOfficial Site of the New England Patriots: Scott Pioli
- Logan MankinsOfficial Site of the New England Patriots: Scott Pioli
- Asante SamuelOfficial Site of the New England Patriots: Scott Pioli
- Vince WilforkOfficial Site of the New England Patriots: Scott Pioli
References
Fast Facts
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Born
March 31, 1965
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Birthplace
Washingtonville, New York
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College
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One daughter, Mia, with wife DallasOfficial Site of the New England Patriots: Scott Pioli
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Founded the Rose Pioli Scholarship to help children of police and firefightersOfficial Site of the New England Patriots: Scott Pioli
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Inducted into the Central Connecticut State Hall of Fame in 2005Official Site of the New England Patriots: Scott Pioli
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NFL Executive of the Year
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Held the record (nine years) with Bill Belichick for the NFL's longest-tenured personnel director/ head coach tandemOfficial Site of the New England Patriots: Scott Pioli
