Thomas Dimitroff’s Atlanta Falcons GM tenure didn’t end with a title, but he’s bringing a championship idea to television. Michael Holley guest-wrote Peter King’s weekly “FMIA” column and had this nugget on a new project from the former head football mind in Atlanta.
“Thomas Dimitroff is on to something big,” Holley wrote in the article. “The former Falcons general manager has now interviewed 15 GMs for an unfiltered TV show that he’s producing. The idea is to show aspects of the job—and the personalities behind it—that often go unseen/unexplained. Among the 15: Howie Roseman, Jason Licht, Mickey Loomis, and Brett Veach.”
There weren’t any details on a home for the project or release date, but the idea is fascinating. Dimitroff built strong relationships in the league during his run in Atlanta, which began in 2008. The Falcons let Dimitroff and head coach Dan Quinn go after the team’s 0-5 start last season.
That cache is going to be a big factor in making this entertaining content. GMs are famously fickle in the amount of information they let get out to the public, but with the success of HBO’s Hard Knocks cemented, it was a matter of time before spin-offs popped up.
Maybe HBO would be interested in the program since it’s widely expected to follow a similar format to the training camp documentary aired each August. With nearly half the league on board, it’s clear there is interest in the project within league circles.
Filming may have already begun. Bar Bill Tavern in Buffalo, New York, snapped a photo of Dimitroff and Bills GM Brandon Beane going through an on-camera interview at the restaurant last month.
More news around the project should start trickling out as we approach Week One of the NFL season, the Falcons first without Dimitroff since George W. Bush was in office.
