Former Bears GM Ryan Pace Hired As Falcons' Senior Personnel Executive

The Atlanta Falcons have hired a senior personnel executive named Ryan Pace.

After the 2020 season, the Chicago Bears parted ways with general manager Calvin Pace and head coach Matt Nagy.

Terry Fontenot was the Falcons general manager when the executive worked with him in the New Orleans Saints. He is going into his second season with Atlanta.

The Falcons finished in the top half of the league in points scored and points allowed, but they still need to work on their roster. Only four teams had a worse point differential than the one that finished two games away from the playoffs.

One of the top executives in the league was credited with overseeing multiple rebuild attempts in Chicago when the team finished 12-4. The Bears had their first playoff appearance in eight years after increasing their wins from the previous season.

The No. 1 scoring defense in the NFL was created by a trade.

He was fired after a 6-11 campaign in 2021, after the only winning season during his tenure.

Mitchell Trubisky was the second pick of the draft, ahead of Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson, while Justin Fields struggled in his first year.

The Falcons will look for more success as they try to make it to the playoffs.