"Pace first arrived in Atlanta as a senior personnel executive in 2022, rebounding after the end of his seven-year tenure as the general manager of the Bears. He had earned his first general manager opportunity after working his way through the ranks of the Saints' front office for 14 years. Starting as an operations assistant in 2001, Pace saw promotions to scouting assistant in 2002, professional personnel scout in 2004, director of professional scouting in 2007, and director of player personnel in 2013."
"In 2015, he became the NFL's youngest general manager when he joined the Bears at 37 years old. His first few moves as GM in Chicago ended up looking pretty ugly in hindsight, as wide receiver Kevin White ended his career as one of the league's more notorious busts. Pace followed that up two years later by drafting quarterback Mitchell Trubisky."
Ryan Pace has parted ways with the Atlanta Falcons as vice president of football operations/player personnel. Pace joined Atlanta in 2022 after a seven-year run as general manager of the Chicago Bears. He spent 14 years with the New Orleans Saints' front office, rising from operations assistant in 2001 to director of player personnel in 2013. He became the NFL's youngest general manager in 2015 at age 37 with the Bears. Notable draft moves included Kevin White and Mitchell Trubisky; the Bears reached 12-4 in 2018 but later suffered multi-season declines leading to Pace's firing in 2021. The Atlanta stint reunited him with general manager Terry Fontenot.
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