George Paton (American football executive)

George Paton (PAY-ton; (born May 5, 1970)[1] is an American football executive who is the general manager of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). Paton previously served as the assistant general manager and vice president of player personnel for the Minnesota Vikings and served with the Vikings in various executive roles for 14 seasons. Paton began his NFL career as a scout for the Chicago Bears before serving as the director of pro personnel for the Miami Dolphins from 2001 to 2006 and joining the Vikings in 2007.[2]

George Paton
Denver Broncos
Position:General manager
Personal information
Born: (1970-05-05) May 5, 1970
Career information
College:UCLA
Career history
As executive:

Early years

Paton played defensive back at UCLA from 1988 to 1991, being a part of a pair of Bruin bowl teams. While at UCLA, Paton earned a bachelor's degree in history. Paton played professionally in Italy in 1992 and spent 1993 in the Austrian Football League with the Vienna Vikings.

Executive career

Chicago Bears

Paton began his executive career with the Chicago Bears in their scouting and personnel department, eventually rising up to the position of assistant director of pro personnel in 2000.

Miami Dolphins

In 2001, Paton was hired by the Miami Dolphins as their director of pro personnel.

Minnesota Vikings

In 2007, Paton was hired as the director of player personnel for the Minnesota Vikings, reuniting with the Vikings vice president of player personnel, Rick Spielman, who worked with Paton in Miami and Chicago. When Spielman was promoted to the Vikings general manager in 2012, Paton was promoted to be assistant general manager. In 2019, Paton was given an additional role as vice president of player personnel.

Denver Broncos

On January 12, 2021, Paton was named the general manager of the Denver Broncos.[3][4]

Personal life

Son of a high school football coach.[5] George Paton has a wife: Barbara. They have two children: a daughter Bella and a son Beau.[6]

References
  1. "Broncos agree to terms with George Paton to become general manager". www.denverbroncos.com. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  2. Vikings, Minnesota (January 12, 2021). "George Paton". www.vikings.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  3. DiLalla, Aric (January 12, 2021). "Broncos agree to terms with George Paton to become general manager". www.denverbroncos.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  4. Gordon, Grant (January 12, 2021). "George Paton agrees to six-year deal as new Broncos general manager". NFL.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  5. "From a friend's couch to Broncos GM: George Paton's journey to Denver starts in a Chicago basement". https://gazette.com/. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021. External link in |website= (help)
  6. "Who is George Paton? Everything to know about the Broncos' new general manager". www.denverpost.com. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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