ATLANTA FALCONS GENERAL MANAGER THOMAS DIMITROFF SELECTED AS PFWA’S 2012 JACK HORRIGAN AWARD WINNER
Atlanta Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff, who has been consistently available to local and national media during the process of helping to lead the franchise into the playoffs three times in four seasons, has been selected as the 2012 Jack Horrigan Award winner by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA).
Dimitroff, the 39th Horrigan Award winner, is the first NFL general manager since 2006 and the third member of the Falcons franchise to receive the honor from the PFWA. Atlanta now has two Horrigan Award winners on staff as current Falcons President & CEO Rich McKay earned the award in 2005 when he was the club’s GM.
The Horrigan Award is given to the league or club official for his or